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River functional evaluation and regionalization of the Songhua River in Harbin, China

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Due to the increasingly serious ecological degradation of river systems, research on how to restore damaged river ecosystems has become a high priority. Characterization of river functional regionalization is a prerequisite for adaptive ecological protection and management, which could provide a scientific basis for the river restoration and sustainable use of water resources. In this paper, the Songhua River in Harbin city is selected as a study site. The river functional assessment value is determined both in quality and quantity by the multiple-indices evaluation method. Then, the study area is divided into four parts in the longitudinal direction, consisting of an ecological protection area, a development and utilization area, a transition area, and an ecological restoration area. Furthermore, river regionalization can be established and analyzed in the horizontal, vertical and temporal perspectives to provide a reference for ecological restoration of the Songhua River. This paper proposes measures and contents for the regulation of river functional zoning.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51279022) and the National Key Basic Research Program (No. 2013CB430403). The authors thank Zhang Shujun and Huang Liqun in China Water International Engineering Consulting Co. Ltd., Guo Qingxue and Wang Jianqi in Bureau of Beaches Development and Management of Harbin for their useful suggestions. The authors also thank the help of the Editor and the comments of the reviewers, whose suggestions have significantly improved the quality of the paper.

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  1. Faculty of Infrastructure Engineering, Institute of Water and Environmental Research, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China

    Shiguo Xu & Yuyu Liu

  2. Gansu Design Institute of Water Conservancy and Hydro-Electric Power, Lanzhou, 730000, China

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Xu, S., Liu, Y. & Qiang, P. River functional evaluation and regionalization of the Songhua River in Harbin, China. Environ Earth Sci 71, 3571–3580 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2748-6

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