Scenario analysis on the management practices and optimization of rural non-point source pollution with the coupling of source-process-end: A case study of the Guishui river basin

Xie, Chen; Zhang, Leyao; Wang, Meilin; Jiang, Qun'ou

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111677

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“…The average annual temperature is 8 °C, with minimum monthly mean temperatures below −4 °C in winter and temperatures above 25 °C in summer. The watershed has 175 windy days per year, and the prevailing wind directions are NW and N [31]. Agriculture and sparse forests occupy approximately 80% of the watershed; grassland and settlements cover around 10% and 6%, respectively.…”

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Impact of Land Use and Climate Change on Streamflow: An Assessment Using a Semi-Empirical Model in the Guishui Watershed of North China

Gao,

Honti,

Cheng

et al. 2024

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Land-use change may significantly influence streamflow. The semi-empirical model PhosFate was used to analyze the impact of land use and climate change on streamflow by choosing the Guishui watershed as a pilot site and then expanding, applying it to all of North China. The Guishui watershed (North Beijing, China) has experienced a dramatic decline in its streamflow in recent decades. Parallel to this, significant land-use change has happened in this area; afforestation programs have increased forest cover from 41% (1980) to 59% (2013) and a similar increase in forest cover can also be observed in North China. Managing flow decline requires separating climatic and direct human-influenced effects. The results showed the following: (1) Afforestation is a major factor that decreased total flow in the Guishui watershed from 1996 to 2014; total flow increased by around 24% more than the actual dataset in the constant scenario (no afforestation) and decreased by 5% more than the actual dataset in the forest scenario (all agriculture land use transferred to forests). (2) When forest coverage increases, the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and the Loess Plateau are the most sensitive areas regarding total flow in North China; the total flow change rate increased by up to 25% in these two areas when land use shifted from sparse vegetation to mixed forests. After analyzing the contributions of these two factors, we formulated recommendations on future afforestation practices for North China. In the central–north and northwest districts, the annual precipitation is under 520 mm and 790 mm, respectively, and the practice of afforestation should be more carefully planned to prevent severe damage to streams. This research also proved that the PhosFate model can be used in North China, which would be a practical tool for watershed management.

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confidence: 99%