NDLI: Shrinking and drying up of Baiyangdian Lake wetland: A natural or human cause?

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Author	Liu, Chunlan Xie, Gaodi Huang, Heqing
Copyright Year	2006
Abstract	The shrinking and drying up of wetlands in arid and semiarid areas of China have been widely observed in the recent years, but there has been no consensus on whether the aggravation is caused by human activities or by global climate warming. For a better understanding of the cause, this study investigates the dynamic changes of Baiyangdian Lake wetland over the last 40 years. It is shown that since the 1980s, Baiyangdian Lake has suffered from an insufficient water input and shrunk considerably. By using SPSS11.0, this study undertakes a detailed analysis on the significance of the effects of the possible driving factors for the degradation. It is identified that the North China Plain has been warming up significantly in recent years, which causes a significant reduction in the precipitation and inflow to the lake. Although human disturbances such as the irrigation and storage of water in reservoirs do not play a decisive role, they accelerate the degradation and their effects should be minimized.
Starting Page	314
Ending Page	319
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10020063
Journal	Chinese Geographical Science
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	Science Press
Publisher Date	2006-01-01
Publisher Place	Beijing
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	climate change human activities Baiyangdian Lake wetland hydrologic process North China Plain Geography (general)
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth and Planetary Sciences Geography, Planning and Development

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