Evaluating ecohydrological driving factors controlling the hydrology of the Wuijang River Basin, China

River hydrology is an important proxy for changes in river runoff and an important factor affecting the ecology of rivers. To quantitatively evaluate the hydrology of the Wuijang River basin, this paper uses various tests to analyze runoff. The IHA-RVA method combined with FDC ecohydrological indica...

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Veröffentlicht in:Hydrology Research 2023-07, Vol.54 (7), p.818-839
Hauptverfasser: Chen, Hao, Guo, Wenxian, Ma, Jianqin, Fu, Yicheng, Wang, Baoliang
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Zusammenfassung:River hydrology is an important proxy for changes in river runoff and an important factor affecting the ecology of rivers. To quantitatively evaluate the hydrology of the Wuijang River basin, this paper uses various tests to analyze runoff. The IHA-RVA method combined with FDC ecohydrological indicators was used to evaluate the hydrology of the Wuijang River basin and to analyze and calculate the contribution of human activities and climate change to runoff. The results show that (1) the runoff in the Wujiang River basin has shown a decreasing trend over the years, with a sudden change in 2005 and mainly two inter-annual cycles; (2) the overall hydrological change in runoff is 48%, which is a moderate change; (3) The changes in FDC ecological indicators are significantly correlated with rainfall, and the correlation between FDC ecological indicators and IHA hydrological indicators is strong; (4) human activities are the main influencing factors of runoff changes in the Wujiang River. The results of this paper have some reference value for the management of the Wujiang River basin and the improvement and restoration of river ecology.
ISSN:0029-1277
1998-9563
2224-7955
DOI:10.2166/nh.2023.004