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The Heihe River is the second largest inland river in the arid region of northwestern China. Water resources are the primary limiting factor for the sustainable development of economy and society in the Basin. The water requirement of vegetation is the link of the relationship between the status of natural vegetation and the groundwater level in the study area. With the decrease of water resource,...