Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems in the Langxi River Watershed, North China

The Langxi river watershed in North China is the focus of this study on groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs). Kairan Wang from the Shandong Provincial Water Resources Research Institute examined hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and biodiversity to understand groundwater's role. Results include maps of land use, humidity, and groundwater isolines identifying GDE distribution areas.

Use Cases

• Identify GDE distribution areas based on groundwater level and vegetation root depth maps
• Analyze water chemistry types and their clustering to infer surface-groundwater interaction
• Assess water quality for potential use as natural mineral water based on strontium content
• Correlate land use types with groundwater-dependent ecosystem health

Strengths

• Study integrates hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and biodiversity data for a multi-faceted analysis
• Maps of land use, humidity, and groundwater isolines were generated via remote sensing interpretation

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Shandong Provincial Water Resources Research Institute

Collection Method

Remote sensing interpretation combined with field study examining hydrogeology, hydrogeochemistry, and biodiversity.

Geography

Langxi river watershed, North China