The impact of the development of water resources on environment in arid inland river basins of Hexi region, Northwestern China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 793-801

  Ji, Xibin ^a   Kang, Ersi ^a   Chen, Rensheng ^a   Zhao, Wenzhi ^a   Zhang, Zhihui ^a   Jin, Bowen ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Arid inland river basin; China; Environment; Human activity; Water resources development

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCES EXPLORATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARID INLAND RIVER BASIN; CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;

WATER RESOURCES;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE USE; RIVER BASIN; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SURFACE WATER; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN; MINQIN; SHIYANG BASIN;

EID: 33746442885     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0251-z     Document Type: Article

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