全球地下水抽水的环境流量限制
Inge E M de Graaf1,2,3, Tom Gleeson4, L P H Rens van Beek5
1Chair of Environmental Hydrological Systems, Faculty of Environmental and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. inge.de.graaf@hydrology.uni-freiburg.de.
Nature
|October 4, 2019
概括
地下水的抽取大大降低了河流的流量, 到2050年,由于地下水位下降,许多流域可能无法维持关键的环境流动.
科学领域:
- 环境科学
- 水文学
- 生态学
背景情况:
- 地下水是灌和全球粮食安全的重要淡水资源.
- 不可持续地提取地下水,特别是在灌地区,导致水位下降和储存损失.
- 降低地下水位会减少河流流动,影响水生生态系统.
研究的目的:
- 在全球范围内将地下水位的下降与流量减少联系起来.
- 估计关键环境流的程度和时间是不可持续的.
- 评估地下水使用对环境的未来影响.
主要方法:
- 全球分析将地下水位变化与河流变化联系起来.
- 模拟以预测不可持续的环境流动条件的出现.
- 评估地下水抽取率与河流影响之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 预计到2050年,地下水抽取将导致全球42%-79%的水域达到关键环境流量限制.
- 这些流量极限通常在地下水储量显著耗尽之前就已经达到.
- 地下水抽取对河流的影响迟缓,但可能严重,影响水生生态系统.
结论:
- 地下水的枯竭对水生生态系统构成重大威胁,
- 迫切需要制定管理策略来缓解地下水开采对环境的影响.
- 地下水抽取的延迟影响需要采取积极措施来确保未来的水供应和生态系统健康.
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