Impacts of land use/land cover and soil property changes on soil erosion in the black soil region, China

Autor: Shuai Ma, Liang-Jie Wang, Hui-Yong Wang, Yu-Guo Zhao, Jiang Jiang
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of environmental management. 328
ISSN: 1095-8630
Popis: Soil erosion (SE) is seriously threatening grain production and the ecological environment in the black soil region. Understanding the impact of changes in land use/land cover (LULC) and soil properties on SE is critical for agricultural sustainability and soil management. However, the contribution of soil property changes to SE is often ignored in existing studies. This study analyzed changes in LULC and soil properties from 1980 to 2020 in the black soil region, China. Then, the revised universal soil loss equation was used to explore the spatiotemporal changes of SE from 1980 to 2020. Finally, the contribution of LULC change and soil property change to SE was separated by scenario comparison. The results showed that cropland increased (by 24,157 km
Databáze: OpenAIRE