Spatiotemporal dynamics of irrigated cropland water use efficiency and driving factors in northwest China's Hexi Corridor

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第一作者： Du, Dandan

作者： Du, Dandan;Dong, Bo;Chen, Guangrong;Du, Dandan;Dong, Bo;Chen, Guangrong;Du, Dandan;Dong, Bo;Chen, Guangrong;Du, Dandan;Dong, Bo;Chen, Guangrong;Zhang, Rui;Cui, Shiai;Du, Fengfeng

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关键词： Irrigated cropland; Water use efficiency; Hexi Corridor; Interannual variability; Dominant factor; Driving mechanism

期刊名称：ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES （ 影响因子：3.9； 五年影响因子：5.4 ）

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年卷期： 2024 年 13 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： BackgroundAgricultural irrigation is an important practice to safeguard crops against drought and enhance grain yield in arid regions. The Hexi Corridor, known as a classic arid region, faces significant pressure on agricultural production and food security due to the scarcity of water resources. There is an urgent need to investigate agricultural water use of the irrigated regions. Water use efficiency (WUE), defined as the ratio of gross primary productivity (GPP) to actual evapotranspiration (ET), serves as a valuable indicator linking carbon assimilation and water loss. It enables the quantification of areas where water can be utilized more effectively. However, the long-term spatiotemporal dynamics of WUE and driving mechanism in the irrigated areas of the Hexi Corridor remain unclear.ResultsThis study used GPP calculated by a light use efficiency model (EF-LUE), ET estimated by an ETMonitor model and irrigated cropland maps across China (IrriMap_CN) to examine the spatiotemporal dynamics of irrigated cropland WUE and its controlling factors in the Hexi Corridor from 2001 to 2018. The results are as following: (1) The average annual WUE was approximately 1.34 +/- 0.38 g C kg-1 H2O yr-1, with an increasing trend of 0.012 g C kg-1 H2O yr-1, and faster growth observed during 2011-2018 compared to 2001-2010. (2) The contribution of GPP to WUE trends and WUE interannual variability (IAV) was greater than that of ET. (3) The dominant climatic factors of WUE IAV in the Hexi Corridor were SPEI, precipitation, and soil moisture. (4) The standardized Structural Equation Model (SEM), incorporating the relationship between WUE and factors such as water, energy, NDVI, and water-saving irrigation, explained 81% of the variation in irrigated cropland WUE. Here, biological factors (GPP and NDVI) were the primary factors influencing WUE variability, and water-saving irrigation had a stronger indirect effect than climate factors (water and energy) on variation in WUE.ConclusionsOur findings offer valuable theoretical insights into the mechanisms governing the interaction between the carbon and water of irrigated cropland, guiding the management of water resources and land in agricultural practices within the Hexi Corridor.

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