Lakes are ecosystems characterised by a substantial vulnerability to climate change. Their geomorphological features mean that they are particularly exposed to extreme events, which are known to put a significant pressure on fauna, flora and human populations. An example of the impacts of climate change on lakes can be taken from Hulun Lake, China, whose water levels have changed over time due to the combined impact of climate extremes and anthropogenic activities. There is a limited amount of literature on Hulun Lake and a perceived need to monitor, document and disseminate information on how water level changes influence such ecosystems. This paper attempts to address the current information needs by reporting on a study, which lists the pressures and stressors Hulan Lake is exposed to and considers the role of policy-making in addressing them. The methods used in this paper and the results obtained may serve the purpose o 'encouraging similar studies elsewhere.
1.East China Normal Univ, Key Lab Geog Informat Sci, Minist Educ, 500 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China 2.East China Normal Univ, Sch Geog Sci, 500 Dongchuan Rd, Shanghai 200241, Peoples R China 3.Manchester Metropolitan Univ, Sch Sci & Environm, Chester Rd, Manchester M1 5GD, Lancs, England 4.Hamburg Univ Appl Sci, Res & Transfer Ctr Sustainable Dev & Climate Chan, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany 5.Univ Republ UdelaR, Inst Ecol & Environm Sci, Sch Sci, Igua 4225, Montevideo 11400, Uruguay 6.Perugia Univ, Dept Agr Foods & Environm Sci, Via Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy 7.Univ Chester, Business Res Inst, Parkgate Rd, Chester CH1 4BJ, Cheshire, England 8.Ukrainian Natl Forestry Univ, Inst Ecol Econ & Management, Gen Chuprynky St 105, UA-79057 Lvov, Ukraine 9.Inner Mongolia Normal Univ, Coll Geog Sci, 81 Zhaowuda Rd, Hohhot 010022, Peoples R China 10.Key Lab Remote Sensing & Geog Informat Syst, 81 Zhaowuda Rd, Hohhot 010022, Inner Mongolia, Peoples R China 11.Addis Ababa Univ, Coll Dev Studies, Ctr Food Secur Studies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Recommended Citation:
Li, Chunlan,Leal Filho, Walter,Nagy, Gustavo J.,et al. Satellite imagery evidence for a multiannual water level decline in Hulun Lake, China, with suggestions to future policy making responses[J]. ERDE,2019-01-01,150(1):31-39