Responses of soil erosion to changes in landscape pattern and its evolution in watershed in the loess hilly region under characteristic management and development

doi:10.13287/j.1001-9332.202112.006

Abstract

Abstract: Understanding the relationship between soil erosion and the changes in landscape patterns is important for guiding the management and development of watersheds. The Nangou watershed in Ansai County, Shaanxi on the Loess Plateau, is an area with the implement of “Grain for Green”, ecological agriculture, ecological tourism and the demonstration of science and technology for landscape management. We quantified the spatial and temporal variations of landscape pattern and soil erosion from 1981 to 2018 using the GIS and the universal soil loss equation (USLE). The relationship between the soil erosion modulus and nine landscape pattern indices in three categories was analyzed using the principal component analysis at both plot and landscape levels. The results showed that, among the five landscape types, the spatial and temporal changes of cultivated land and woodland dominated the evolution of landscape patterns, which affected the concentration and distribution degree of the whole watershed. Soil erosion in the Nangou watershed decreased annually, with erosion area, erosion modulus and soil erosion intensity decreasing by 29.7%, 61.2%, and 73.4% from 1981 to 2018, respectively. The variation of cultivated land and forest land areas determined the changes of soil erosion modulus of the whole watershed. The change trend of landscape pattern index was consistent with that of soil erosion. “Grain for Green” Project was the major dri-ving force for the changes in the landscape pattern and for the reduction of soil erosion. The characteristic development and management could weaken soil erosion intensity in parts of the study area. The rational configuration of landscape types could effectively control soil erosion in a watershed. The combination of rational configuration and characteristic management could help achieve the goals for sustainable and high quality development of the watershed.

Key words: soil erosion, landscape index, principal component regression, universal soil loss equation (ULSE)

LUO Jia-ru, LI Bin-bin, ZHANG Feng-bao, CONG Pei-juan, WANG Hai-yan, YANG Ming-yi. Responses of soil erosion to changes in landscape pattern and its evolution in watershed in the loess hilly region under characteristic management and development[J]. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 2021, 32(12): 4165-4176.

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