Relation between human existence and environment viewing from the distribution of prehistoric archaeological sites in the Three Gorges reservoir region of the Yangtze River, China

2008 ◽  
Vol 53 (S1) ◽  
pp. 129-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
DongSheng Zhao ◽  
Tao Shui
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Region

scholarly journals Assessment of the Suitability of Wintering Anatidae Habitats before and after Impoundment in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4743
Author(s):  
Xiuming Li ◽  
Ruimei Cheng ◽  
Wenfa Xiao ◽  
Ge Sun ◽  
Tian Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir Region ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
The Impact

In this study, we aimed to understand the distribution of and changes in the habitats suitable for Anatidae wintering in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region (TGRR), China, and to explore the impact of the impoundment during different impoundment periods. Based on species occurrence data for four dominant species of Anatidae and environmental factors, a maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model was used to analyze the suitability of habitats during five impoundment periods. The results show that the main factors affecting Anatidae distribution were temperature and roads before the Three Gorges Project (TGP) and elevation after the TGP. After the TGP, the area of the suitable habitat declined rapidly and then gradually increased with increasing water level. After impoundment, the primary area of increased habitat suitability was the main stream of the Yangtze River from Changshou District to Yunyang County and its tributary in the Kaizhou area. Among the habitats, the central water regions were more suitable than the marginal shoal areas. Anatidae habitats in the TGRR were distributed mainly within the Yangtze River main stream and the surrounding areas before the TGP, and the surrounding areas largely disappeared after the TGP, particularly in Chongqing City and Jiangjin District. In this context, it is challenging to create new protected areas within the habitat suitable for Anatidae in the main stream of the Yangtze River; we propose adding the Anatidae as conservation targets within the existing conservation agencies and implementing a waterbird monitoring program for scientific waterbird conservation and the sustainable development of the reservoir.

Regulation of Laijiapu Waterway in Jingjiang Reach

2014 ◽  
Vol 501-504 ◽  
pp. 2001-2006
Author(s):  
Ya Liu ◽  
Li Zheng ◽  
Cheng Tao Huang ◽  
Zhao Biao Huang ◽  
Lin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Yangtze River ◽  
Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
The Yangtze River ◽  
Point Bar ◽  
The Three Gorges Reservoir ◽  
The Three Gorges ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Channel Bar

After impoundment of the Three Gorges Reservoir, Jingjiang reach, in the middle of the Yangtze River, has gradually shown a series of atypical fluvial features, adversely affecting the maintenance of waterways. Citing the Laijiapu Waterway, a meandering segment in the lower Jingjiang for example, this paper compared the fluvial features of the channel before and after the impoundment, summed up its navigation-obstructing features, and proposed guarding the point bar on the convex bank and channel bar in the widening section as a key to maintaining the stability of the navigation channels.

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