scholarly journals Applying energy theory to understand the relationship between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1059-1071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mofei Chen ◽  
Jinyun Deng ◽  
Shaoying Fan ◽  
Yitian Li
2021 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
pp. 02046
Author(s):  
Liqiang Yao ◽  
Dasheng Zou ◽  
Jijun Xu ◽  
Yanyi Liu ◽  
Bo Yan

In recent years, with the construction and operation of the Three Gorges Project, a series of changes have taken place in the relationship between the Yangtze River and Poyang Lake. Changes in hydrological conditions have led to problems in the Poyang Lake area such as early dry season, extended dry duration, and lower dry water level. As the largest freshwater lake in my country, Poyang Lake is an important treasure house of water resources in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. It is of great significance to study the protection and management of Poyang Lake under the changing relationship between rivers and lakes. This article analyzes the impact of changes in the relationship between rivers and lakes on the hydrological situation of the Poyang Lake area, and sorts out the problems of the ecological environment under the changes of rivers and lakes. On this basis, combined with the ongoing Poyang Lake water conservancy project, the importance of the construction of the hub is analyzed, and relevant suggestions for the current problems facing Poyang Lake are put forward.


2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bowen Chen ◽  
Changyan Wu ◽  
Xianjin Huang ◽  
Xuefeng Yang

Urban land expansion (ULE) has caused negative effects as a result of urbanization and industrialization in China in the past few decades. Strengthening economic linkage and the cooperation among regions has great implications for effectively controlling disorderly ULE and achieving sustainable and intensive land use. Previous research has rarely investigated the relationship between ULE and economic linkage. Therefore, this study analyzes the spatial patterns of ULE and economic linkage in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB) of China via social network analysis and a gravity model. Moreover, the spatial relationship and coupling level between ULE and economic linkage are investigated by building a bivariate spatial autocorrelation model and a coupling coordination degree model, respectively. The results indicate that the YREB experienced rapid ULE, and the area increased from 4.24 × 104 km2 in 1990 to 7.89 × 104 km2 in 2015. The cities that experience rapid ULE have gradually transferred from the east to the west of the YREB. In addition, the economic linkage in eastern cities is evidently higher than that of western cities. Our bivariate spatial model further proves that there are strong negative spatial correlation characteristics between ULE and economic linkage. This indicates that the higher the economic linkage, the lower the speed of ULE. Moreover, the coupling coordination between ULE and economic linkage show that the overall coupling stage changed from an antagonistic stage to a running-in stage. However, the coupling coordination in the YREB presented significant spatial heterogeneity, and most cities in urban agglomeration had a relationship between ULE and economic linkage that was barely balanced, slightly unbalanced, or seriously unbalanced. By considering the limitations and obstacles of current initiatives, suggestions and policy implications for sustainable land use at large regional scales are suggested.


2011 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 2256-2264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junkai Zhao ◽  
Jiufa Li ◽  
Hong Yan ◽  
Lin Zheng ◽  
Zhijun Dai

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (S1) ◽  
pp. 102-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianghu Li ◽  
Jing Yao ◽  
Yunliang Li ◽  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Chong-Yu Xu

Poyang Lake, one of the most frequently flooded regions in China, connects with the Yangtze River and the five sub-tributaries in the local catchment. The lake's hydrological regime is complicated by a complex hydraulic connection and strong river–lake interaction, especially for the extreme hydrological regime. This study analyzes the relationships between the lake level changes and the flow regimes of Yangtze River and local catchment during the flood season and employs a physically based hydrodynamic model to quantify their relative contributions to the development of floods. The study found that the large catchment runoff and Yangtze River discharge were both significant contributors to flood development but that their contributions were unevenly distributed in time and space. The local catchment imposed more influence during the period of April–May and at the middle parts of the lake, and its influence decreased toward the north and south; in contrast, the most remarkable lake level changes were observed in July–August and at the northern lake for the Yangtze River cases, and these changes reduced from north to south. Moreover, Yangtze River imposed far stronger influences on the lake level changes than the catchment runoff and dominated the duration of floods to a great extent.


2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
PEIHAO CONG ◽  
LEI CAO ◽  
ANTHONY D. FOX ◽  
MARK BARTER ◽  
EILEEN C. REES ◽  
...  

Approximately 75% of the East Asian Flyway Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii population winters in the Yangtze River floodplain, China. Historically the species was more widely distributed throughout the floodplain but now most of the population is confined to five wetlands in Anhui Province and to Poyang Lake in Jiangxi Province, where the majority (up to 113,000 birds) occur. Within-winter counts suggest that swans congregate at Poyang Lake before dispersing to other sites later in the winter. Counts show large between-year fluctuations, but suggest declines at Shengjin and Fengsha Lakes (both in Anhui) during the last five years. Declines at Shengjin Lake are likely due to decreases in submerged vegetation (particularly tuber-producing Vallisneria, a major food item) perhaps linked to eutrophication. Range contractions throughout the floodplain may also be linked to reductions in submerged vegetation coverage elsewhere. Changes in water quality and lake hydrology post-Three Gorges Dam may have adversely affected submerged vegetation productivity. Key information needs for the effective implementation of conservation measures for Tundra Swans include: (1) annual surveys of all major wintering sites throughout each winter to establish the importance of different sites during the non-breeding period; (2) more information on swan diets at important sites; and (3) an assessment of adverse effects of water quality and lake water levels post-Three Gorges Dam on submerged vegetation productivity at Poyang Lake and other important sites.


2011 ◽  
Vol 130 (4) ◽  
pp. 2460-2460
Author(s):  
Satoko Kimura ◽  
Tomonari Akamatsu ◽  
Songhai Li ◽  
Lijun Dong ◽  
Kexiong Wang ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sisi Que ◽  
Hanyu Luo ◽  
Liang Wang ◽  
Wenqiang Zhou ◽  
Shaochun Yuan

The sustainable development of the Yangtze River will affect the lives of the people who live along it as well as the development of cities beside it. This study investigated the relationship between shipping development and the water environment of the Yangtze River. Canonical correlation analysis is a multivariate statistical method used to study the correlation between two groups of variables; this study employed it to analyze data relevant to shipping and the water environment of the Yangtze River from 2006 to 2016. Furthermore, the Yangtze River Shipping Prosperity Index and Yangtze River mainline freight volume were used to characterize the development of Yangtze River shipping. The water environment of the Yangtze River is characterized by wastewater discharge, ammonia nitrogen concentration, biochemical oxygen demand, the potassium permanganate index, and petroleum pollution. The results showed that a significant correlation exists between Yangtze River shipping and the river’s water environment. Furthermore, mainline freight volume has a significant impact on the quantity of wastewater discharged and petroleum pollution in the water environment.


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