Hydrogeomorphic Ecosystem Responses to Natural and Anthropogenic Changes in the Loess Plateau of China
Chinese Academy of Sciences · Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences · +3 more institutions
Abstract
China's Loess Plateau is both the largest and deepest loess deposit in the world, and it has long been one of the most severely eroded areas on Earth. Since the 1970s, numerous soil- and water-conservation practices have been implemented: terracing, planting of vegetation, natural vegetation rehabilitation, and check-dam construction. With the implementation of the Grain-for-Green Project in 1999, the Loess Plateau has become the most successful ecological restoration zone in China. However, these large-scale restoration measures and drought have significantly reduced both runoff and sediment from the Loess Plateau. This situation has both advantages and disadvantages for the lower Yellow River. Some local…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 49.18
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- 100%
- References
- 70
Authors
6- BFBojie FuCorresponding
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
- SWShuai Wang
Beijing Normal University
- YLYü Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
- JLJianbo Liu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- WLWei Liang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences
Topics & keywords
- Vegetation (pathology)
- Surface runoff
- Environmental science
- Soil conservation
- Loess
- Sediment
- Erosion
- Ecosystem
- Life in Land