Zhang, Zhixiang2023-01-112023-01-112019Zhang, Z. et al. (2019). Review: karst springs in Shanxi, China. Carbonates Evaporites, 34, 1213–1240 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-018-0440-30891-2556http://hdl.handle.net/10566/8270China is one of a few countries in the world where karst is intensively developed and karst water is heavily utilized as water supply sources. Shanxi is such a Province with the largest karst distribution in places in Northern China, where 19 large karst springs and their catchments are identified to provide important sources of the water supply and ecosystem functioning in Shanxi. Over the years, many problems associated with utilization of karst springs in Shanxi cropped out, including the decrease in spring flow, decline of groundwater level, groundwater contamination and pollution, etc., which severely restrict the sustainable utilization of karst water resources in Shanxi.en-USKarst springKarst waterSpring catchmentShanxiWater resourcesArticle