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Watershed Planning within a Quantitative Scenario Analysis Framework
Published on: July 24, 2016
まとめ
北米,ヨーロッパ,旧ソビエト連邦の大きな河川システムは,ダムや水路転換などの人間の活動に大きく影響されています. 生物多様性の保全のために,残りの自由流動の川を保存し,劣化した川を回復するために,緊急の措置が必要である.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 川の生態学 川の生態学
- 保護生物学の保護生物学
背景:
- ダムによる河川の断片化と水規制は,大規模な河川システムに重大な影響を及ぼします.
- 北米,ヨーロッパ,旧ソ連共和国の主要な河川からの排水量の77%が影響を受けている.
- 自由に流れる河川はますます稀になり,ほとんどが北部の遠隔地に限られている.
研究 の 目的:
- 河川の断片化の程度と河川の生態系への影響を評価する.
- 河川の生態系タイプの喪失と種の断片化を強調する.
- 自由に流れる河川の保全戦略を提唱する.
主な方法:
- 139の大きな河川システムにおける排水データの分析.
- 川の断片化による影響の地理的評価.
- 残りの自由流の川系を特定する.
主要な成果:
- 研究された大規模な河川システムからの排水量の77%は,断片化と規制によって中程度から強く影響されています.
- 残りの大きな自由流の川は小さく,主に北緯度に位置しています.
- 河川の生態系多様性の著しい損失と種集団の断片化が観察されました.
結論:
- 人為的な河川の断片化は,広範な生態的劣化をもたらした.
- 自由に流れる川のネットワークを確立するために,直ちに国際的な行動が求められます.
- 搾取された河川の回復は,特に影響を受けていない水路がない地域では極めて重要です.
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