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Xiao-kuan Ni, Zeng-chuan Dong, Wen-hao Jia, Wen-zhuo Wang, Wei Xie, Hong-yi Yao, Mu-feng Chen, Tian-yan Zhang, Zhuo-zheng Li. 2025: A novel method for measuring interaction among multiple objectives in reservoir operation using niche theory. Water Science and Engineering, 18(1): 78-89. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2024.03.002
Citation: Xiao-kuan Ni, Zeng-chuan Dong, Wen-hao Jia, Wen-zhuo Wang, Wei Xie, Hong-yi Yao, Mu-feng Chen, Tian-yan Zhang, Zhuo-zheng Li. 2025: A novel method for measuring interaction among multiple objectives in reservoir operation using niche theory. Water Science and Engineering, 18(1): 78-89. doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2024.03.002
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A novel method for measuring interaction among multiple objectives in reservoir operation using niche theory

doi: 10.1016/j.wse.2024.03.002

  • a. Pudong New Area Emergency Management Bureau, Shanghai 200135, China;

  • b. College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China;

  • c. Pearl River Water Resources Research Institute, Guangzhou 510611, China;

  • d. Department of Hydropower and Water Conservancy Engineering, POWERCHINA Huadong Engineering Co. Limited, Hangzhou 311122, China;

  • e. Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China;

  • f. Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Magdeburg 39114, Germany

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This work was supported by the National Key Research & Development Project of China (Grant No. 2016YFC0402209) and the China Scholarship Council.

  • Received Date: 2023-09-29
  • Accepted Date: 2024-02-26
    • Available Online: 2025-03-05
    Abstract
  • Accurate capture and presentation of the interactive feedback relationships among various objectives in multi-objective reservoir operation is essential for maximizing operational benefits. In this study, the niche theory of ecology was innovatively applied to the field of reservoir operation, and a novel state-relationship (S-R) measurement analysis method was developed for multi-objective reservoir operation. This method enables the study of interaction among multiple objectives. This method was used to investigate the relationship among the objectives of power generation, water supply, and ecological protection for cascade reservoir operation in the Wujiang River Basin in China. The results indicated that the ecological protection objective was the most competitive in acquiring and capturing resources like flow and water level, while the water supply objective was the weakest. Power generation competed most strongly with ecological protection and relatively weakly with water supply. These findings facilitate decision-making throughout the reservoir operation process in the region. The S-R method based on the niche theory is convenient, efficient, and intuitive, allowing for the quantification of feedback relationships among objectives without requiring the solution of the Pareto frontier of a multi-objective problem in advance. This method provides a novel and feasible idea for studying multi-objective interactions.

     

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