在大型水力发电站的息地替代支流中拆除水后息地演变的研究
Zhenhua Wang1, Jingjie Feng1, Tao He2
1State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China.
Journal of environmental management
|May 18, 2024
概括
拆除水以恢复河流连接可以改变鱼类息地. 一项模拟水沉积物动态的研究发现,3月初的水拆除创造了比6月的拆除更适合鱼类息地.
科学领域:
- 河流生态学 河流生态学
- 环境工程环境工程
- 水文学的水文学
背景情况:
- 大型水力发电站威胁着主要河流鱼类息地.
- 替代性息地的附带选择和水的移除对于生态保护至关重要.
- 拆除水恢复了河流连接,但改变了地形和水力动力学.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索鱼类息地的演变,在支流中拆除小水后.
- 建立和验证水沉积物运输,河床演变和鱼类息地适宜性的模型.
- 为了比较不同水移除时间下的息地演变.
主要方法:
- 选择了一条除了大的支流,用于研究.
- 开发了水沉积物运输,河床演变和鱼类息地适合性的模型.
- 使用现场监测数据进行校准和验证的模型.
主要成果:
- 堤拆除后发生了重要的河床演变,包括4.0米的切口和减少的道斜率 (4.8%至1.5%).
- 沉积物体下游形成,大多数地区成为适合鱼类息地,除了高速区域.
- 与6月份的拆除相比,3月份的水拆除导致了河床的逐渐演变和更大的连续适合息地.
结论:
- 这项研究揭示了鱼类息地在水拆除后的进化模式.
- 提供了一种可靠的模型,用于评估和恢复水移除的流域中的息地.
- 这些发现对水力发电开发地区的河流生态保护有重大影响.
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