Groundwater dependent ecosystems assessment in catchment scale of semi−arid regions: A case study in the Hailiutu catchment of the Ordos Plateau

DONG Jiaqiu; ZHANG Jun; GU Xiaofan; GAO Haibo; YANG Bo; YANG Xiaodong; ZHAO Chunguang; ZHANG Tiegang; YIN Lihe; WANG Xiaoyong

doi:10.12029/gc20220526002

2024 Vol. 51, No. 6

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DONG Jiaqiu, ZHANG Jun, GU Xiaofan, GAO Haibo, YANG Bo, YANG Xiaodong, ZHAO Chunguang, ZHANG Tiegang, YIN Lihe, WANG Xiaoyong. 2024. Groundwater dependent ecosystems assessment in catchment scale of semi−arid regions: A case study in the Hailiutu catchment of the Ordos Plateau[J]. Geology in China, 51(6): 1855-1867. doi: 10.12029/gc20220526002

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DONG Jiaqiu, ZHANG Jun, GU Xiaofan, GAO Haibo, YANG Bo, YANG Xiaodong, ZHAO Chunguang, ZHANG Tiegang, YIN Lihe, WANG Xiaoyong. 2024. Groundwater dependent ecosystems assessment in catchment scale of semi−arid regions: A case study in the Hailiutu catchment of the Ordos Plateau[J]. Geology in China, 51(6): 1855-1867. doi: 10.12029/gc20220526002

Groundwater dependent ecosystems assessment in catchment scale of semi−arid regions: A case study in the Hailiutu catchment of the Ordos Plateau

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Xi’an Center of China Geological Survey, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China
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Key Laboratory of Groundwater and Ecology in Arid Regions of China Geological Survey, Xi’an 710054, Shaanxi, China
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Wushen Water Conservancy Bureau, Ordos 017000, Inner Mongolia, China
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Ordos Water Conservancy Development Center, Ordos 017000, Inner Mongolia, China
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Ordos Flood and Drought Disaster Prevention Technology Center, Ordos 017000, Inner Mongolia, China
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Institute of Pastoral Water Resources, Ministry of Water Resources, Hohhot 010000, Inner Mongolia, China

Fund Project: Supported by Science and Technology Program of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (No.2021GG0198), Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi (No.2019TD−040), Natural National Science Foundation (No.41877199), Shaanxi Key Research and Development Program (No.2021ZDLSF05−01, No.2022SF−327) and China Geological Survey (No.DD20190351, No.DD20221751).

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Author Bio: DONG Jiaqiu, female, born in 1984, senior engineer, mainly engaged in eco−hydrogeological survey and research in arid regions; E-mail: djiaqiu@mail.cgs.gov.cn
Corresponding author: ZHANG Jun, male, born in 1982, Ph.D, senior engineer, mainly engaged in eco−hydrogeological survey and research in arid regions; E-mail: zjun@mail.cgs.gov.cn.

Received Date: 26 May 2022

Revised Date: 22 July 2022

Publish Date: 25 November 2024

Abstract

Abstract

This paper is the result of hydrogeological survey engineering.
Objective
A new evaluation method for catchment scale dependent groundwater ecosystem in semi-arid region was established. The method will include both surface and sub−surface information and provides a technical support to groundwater resources development and ecosystem protection in semi−arid areas.
Methods
Taking the Hailiutu catchment in the Ordos Plateau as the study area. Four indicators including depth to water table, soil types, vegetation coverage and evapotranspiration were selected and the spatial distributions of these indicators were determined based on field survey and remote sensing interpretation. Finally, a systematic assessment was performed in a GIS platform to identify the distribution of GDE and the degree of dependency.
Results
The results indicate that the areas very high and high dependent on groundwater accounts for 10.2%. Although the areas are small, biodiversity and bio-mass in such place are much higher with high ecological value than the that of others due to the contribution of groundwater to vegetation growth.
Conclusions
Based on the comparison between this study and site studies, the results have a good agreement and are reliable, indicating that the proposed method is applicable to other similar regions. The sensitivity analysis shows that the most sensitive parameters are soil types and depth to water table that should be paid more attention during data collection in field works.
- groundwater−dependent ecosystems (GDEs) /
- assessment method /
- semi−arid /
- vegetation /
- ecology /
- hydrogeological survey engineering /
- Hailiutu catchment /
- Ordos Plateau /
- Inner Mongolia

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