An optimization approach for sustainable release of e-flows for lake restoration and preservation: Model development and a case study of Baiyangdian Lake, China

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 222, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 2448-2455

  Yang, Wei ^a   Yang, Zhifeng ^a   Qin, Yan ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptive genetic algorithm; Environmental flow regime; Lake management; Optimization model; Scenario analysis; Sustainable release of e flows

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW REGIME; LAKE MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION MODEL; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE RELEASE OF E-FLOWS;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; ECOLOGY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RESTORATION; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER LEVELS;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR; RIVER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER LEVEL; WATER RESOURCE;

BAIYANGDIAN LAKE; CHINA; HEBEI;

EID: 79959347627     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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