Modeling vegetation coverage and soil erosion in the Loess Plateau Area of China

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	Modeling vegetation coverage and soil erosion in the Loess Plateau Area of China
	Zhou Z. C. ; Shangguan Z. P. ; Zhao D.
刊名	ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
	2006
卷号	198 期号:1-2 页码:263-268
关键词	afforestation Loess Plateau of China modeling soil erosion vegetation coverage
通讯作者	Shangguan, ZP
英文摘要	Soil erosion is still one of major issues limiting agricultural and forestry productivity in Loess Plateau of China. Vegetation plays an important role in controlling soil erosion, but studies on modeling dynamics of vegetation and soil erosion and interaction between them were hardly reported. We hypothesized that changes of vegetation coverage and soil erosion as affected by climate factors and human activities in the Loess Plateau of China might be simulated using appropriate models. In order to test our hypothesis and to better understanding the interaction between vegetation coverage and soil erosion, we conducted a study at watershed of Zhifanggou, a typical region of Loess Plateau. Soil erosion was negative linearly correlated with vegetation coverage (r = 0.99***), while vegetation was mainly associated with human activities. Based on climate change, ecological stress factors and human activities, we developed a model to estimate vegetation coverage and soil erosion. Testing the model performance indicated that dynamics of vegetation coverage and soil erosion in the Loess Plateau of China could be precisely simulated. The importance of each factor in the model was also evaluated. The information of this study can be useful for better understanding the relationships between vegetation and soil erosion. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
收录类别	SCI
语种	英语
公开日期	2012-06-15
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iswc.ac.cn/handle/361005/4873]
专题	水土保持研究所_水保所知识产出(1956-2013)
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhou Z. C.,Shangguan Z. P.,Zhao D.. Modeling vegetation coverage and soil erosion in the Loess Plateau Area of China[J]. ECOLOGICAL MODELLING,2006,198(1-2):263-268.
APA	Zhou Z. C.,Shangguan Z. P.,&Zhao D..(2006).Modeling vegetation coverage and soil erosion in the Loess Plateau Area of China.ECOLOGICAL MODELLING,198(1-2),263-268.
MLA	Zhou Z. C.,et al."Modeling vegetation coverage and soil erosion in the Loess Plateau Area of China".ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 198.1-2(2006):263-268.