Several problems about the eco-environmental research on the source regions of the Changjiang River and the Huanghe River |
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| Authors: | Genxu Wang Guodong Cheng |
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| Institution: | (1) State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 730000 Lanzhou, P. R. China;(2) Geology Department of Lanzhou University, 730000 Lanzhou, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Situated in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Xiang Plateau, the eco-environment of the source regions of the Changjiang (Yangtze)
River and the Huanghe (Yellow) River are getting worse in recent years and has attracted increasing attention of researchers
around the world. This paper discusses several major problems concerning the eco-environment of the source regions. The authors
hold that the two eco-environment extents of the source region of the Changjiang River should be demarcated with the confluence
of the Deng’ailongqu River to Zhidoi as its boundary, or 1.15×104 km2 larger than the hydrological source area; while that of the Huanghe River should be delimited with Medotangumaxia in Darlag
County as its limit, or 1.84×104 km2 larger than the hydrological source area. The eco-environment of the source regions with vegetation, soil, wetland, lake
and river as the main elements, has always been affected by climatic changes, freezethaw processes (including frozen soil
freeze-thaw processes and glacial snow cover freeze-thaw processes), rodent damage and human activities. From an evaluation
angle of fragile ecosystem, a study index system is established and several important issues for future research are suggested.
This project is funded by the preferential support foundation of Lanzhou Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
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| Keywords: | Changjiang River source region Huanghe River source region eco environment environmental problems |
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