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Evaluation of aquatic ecological health of sluice-controlled rivers in Huai River Basin (China) using evaluation index system

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The aquatic ecological health status was focused on the Huai River Basin (HRB) from the aspects of water quantity, water quality, water ecology, river connectivity, and riparian habitat environment. Ten monitoring sections were set up in the middle and upper reaches of HRB, and 5 experiments of each section were conducted in July and December from 2012 to 2014. Thus, relevant data on the species, the density of phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthic animals, the concentration of water physicochemical variables, and riparian habitat quality were obtained. Eleven key impact factors were chosen using frequency statistics, theoretical analysis, and correlation analysis methods, forming the evaluation index system of aquatic ecological health. Then, the indicator weight value was determined by the combined weight method, and the health degree was evaluated by the comprehensive index method. On the whole, the aquatic ecological health degree of the upper sections (D1 ~ D3) of the Shaying River ranges from 0.334 to 0.927, which is generally in a “sub-healthy” state. The aquatic ecological health degree of the main section of the Huai River (D8 ~ D10) ranges from 0.362 to 0.777, which is in the “critical” or “sub-healthy” state. The Huaidian Sluice (D5) and Fuyang Sluice (D6) in the middle and lower reaches of the Shaying River had the worst aquatic ecological health. Its water ecological health range is 0.283–0.523, and most of them are under “sub-pathologic.” The research results have important theoretical and practical significance. They can enrich the evaluation theories and methods of river aquatic ecological health, help to grasp the aquatic ecological health status in HRB, and provide basic support for aquatic ecological protection and water pollution control in sluice-controlled rivers.

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This research was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51779230, 41671024, 52109017, and 51909091), Scientific Research Project for High-level Talents of North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (No. 40499), Key scientific research project of colleges and universities of Henan Province (Nos. 20A570003 and 18A570004), and Key R & D and extension projects in Henan Province (No. 182102310758).

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  1. College of Water Resources, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, No. 136, Jinshui East Road, Zhengzhou, 450046, People’s Republic of China

    Hao Chen & Shikui Liang

  2. School of Foreign Studies, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450045, China

    Wen Li

  3. School of Water Conservancy Engineering, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

    Qiting Zuo

  4. Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China

    Yongyong Zhang

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Hao Chen prepared article data, and contributed to preparing and writing the manuscript; Wen Li are mainly responsible for the language modification of articles; Shikui Liang, Qiting Zuo, and Yongyong Zhang conceived article frame structure, and modified article contents.

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Chen, H., Li, W., Zuo, Q. et al. Evaluation of aquatic ecological health of sluice-controlled rivers in Huai River Basin (China) using evaluation index system. Environ Sci Pollut Res 29, 65128–65143 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20252-8

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