Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis
Study region: The Lijiang River Basin in southwest China. Study focus: This research focuses on the structure, function, and evolution of the water metabolic system. It quantifies multiple water metabolic processes involve in water cycle, considering natural and social influences. Furthermore, an in...
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| description | Study region: The Lijiang River Basin in southwest China. Study focus: This research focuses on the structure, function, and evolution of the water metabolic system. It quantifies multiple water metabolic processes involve in water cycle, considering natural and social influences. Furthermore, an integrated water metabolism network system is established, and the ecological network analysis is introduced to quantitatively simulate the water circulation in metabolic processes and analyze the interaction between metabolic components in the Lijiang River Basin during 2010 to 2020. New hydrological insights for the region: The results contribute to a deeper understanding of the nature, state, and stability of water metabolism. The water metabolic system in the basin is balanced, with a moderate robustness and a high efficiency. The structure of the water metabolism is unchanged, with little fluctuation of the flow transmission, revealing the development of metabolic structure in the Lijiang River Basin. The surface water compartment (more than 80% of the total) contributes most significantly to the water metabolic processes, with abundant natural inflow. Water consumption is mainly driven by the agricultural irrigation compartment. The relationships among pairwise compartments are mutualistic and synergistic, indicating a healthy metabolic process. Exploitation and being exploited relationships are the dominant types. These insights reveal how water metabolism is quantified, and the water metabolic structure and relationships can be further optimized by improving the water efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c54eb0ef4d04097ba9ffbc84743d1f32024-01-27T06:55:01ZengElsevierJournal of Hydrology: Regional Studies2214-58182024-02-0151101631Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysisJunhong Chen0Min Lu1Gangbo Dong2Shucheng Wu3Jingxuan Xu4Shaoxu Wang5Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; Corresponding author at: Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, ChinaGuangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, ChinaGuilin Hydrographic Center, Guilin 541002, ChinaGuilin Hydrographic Center, Guilin 541002, ChinaGuilin Design and Research Institute of Water Resources and Electric Power Survey, Guilin 541002, ChinaStudy region: The Lijiang River Basin in southwest China. Study focus: This research focuses on the structure, function, and evolution of the water metabolic system. It quantifies multiple water metabolic processes involve in water cycle, considering natural and social influences. Furthermore, an integrated water metabolism network system is established, and the ecological network analysis is introduced to quantitatively simulate the water circulation in metabolic processes and analyze the interaction between metabolic components in the Lijiang River Basin during 2010 to 2020. New hydrological insights for the region: The results contribute to a deeper understanding of the nature, state, and stability of water metabolism. The water metabolic system in the basin is balanced, with a moderate robustness and a high efficiency. The structure of the water metabolism is unchanged, with little fluctuation of the flow transmission, revealing the development of metabolic structure in the Lijiang River Basin. The surface water compartment (more than 80% of the total) contributes most significantly to the water metabolic processes, with abundant natural inflow. Water consumption is mainly driven by the agricultural irrigation compartment. The relationships among pairwise compartments are mutualistic and synergistic, indicating a healthy metabolic process. Exploitation and being exploited relationships are the dominant types. These insights reveal how water metabolism is quantified, and the water metabolic structure and relationships can be further optimized by improving the water efficiency.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458182300318XWater metabolismEcological network analysisMetabolic structureEcological relationshipLijiang River Basin |
| spellingShingle | Junhong Chen Min Lu Gangbo Dong Shucheng Wu Jingxuan Xu Shaoxu Wang Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies Water metabolism Ecological network analysis Metabolic structure Ecological relationship Lijiang River Basin |
| title | Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis |
| title_full | Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis |
| title_short | Evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the Lijiang River Basin based on ecological network analysis |
| title_sort | evaluating the metabolic structure and interrelationships of the lijiang river basin based on ecological network analysis |
| topic | Water metabolism Ecological network analysis Metabolic structure Ecological relationship Lijiang River Basin |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221458182300318X |
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