Articles | Volume 20, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-4469-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-4469-2016
Research article
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07 Nov 2016
Research article |  | 07 Nov 2016

Downstream ecosystem responses to middle reach regulation of river discharge in the Heihe River Basin, China

Yan Zhao, Yongping Wei, Shoubo Li, and Bingfang Wu

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The paper finds that combined inflow from both current and previous years' discharge determines water availability in downstream regions. Temperature determines broad vegetation distribution while hydrological variables show significant effects only in near-river-channel regions. Agricultural development curtailed further vegetation recovery in the studied area. Enhancing current water allocation schemes and regulating regional agricultural activities are required for future restoration.