Shiyang River ecosystem problems and countermeasures

Faming Li, Guoqing Zhu, Chunxiu Guo

Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, Lanzhou, China Gansu Minqin National Studies Station for Desert Steppe Ecosystem, Lanzhou, China.
Gansu Key Laboratory of Desertification Combating, Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, Lanzhou, China.
State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Desertification and Aralian Sand Disaster Combating, Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, Wuwei, China.

DOI: 10.4236/as.2013.42012                

Abstract

With the increase of population and the development of social economy, contradiction between water supply and demand of Shiyang River Basin become more outstanding. Unreasonable exploitation and utilization of water resources cause the serious deterioration of ecological environment. According to the present ecoligical situation, by analyzing some actual problems of the ecosystem of Shiyang River Basin, a series of feasible control countermeasures are proposed. The article provide theoretical basis for the treatment and recovery of the degradation of ecological environment of Shiyang Rive Basin.

Keywords

Degradation of Ecological Environment; Water Resource; Ecological Water Use; Shiyang River; Minqin Oasis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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