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	Vegetation and soil wind erosion dynamics of sandstorm control programs in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern China
	Wu Zhitao; Wang Mingyue; Zhang Hong; Du Ziqiang
来源期刊	Frontiers of Earth Science
ISSN	2095-0195
出版年	2019
卷号	13 期号:2 页码:430-443
英文摘要	To combat soil erosion and desertification, large-scale sandstorm control programs have been put in place since 2000 in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern China. Vegetation dynamics as well as soil wind erosion control effects are very important for assessing the ecological success of sandstorm control programs in China. However, no comprehensive evaluation of vegetation dynamics and soil wind erosion control effects in this region has been achieved. In this study, we illustrate the vegetation and soil wind erosion dynamics of sandstorm control programs in the northern Shanxi Province using remote sensing data and soil wind erosion models. There was a significant increase in vegetation cover for 63.59 %of the study area from 2001 to 2014 and a significant decrease for 2.00 %of the study area. The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) showed that the largest increase occurred in autumn. Soil wind erosion mass decreased from 20.90 million tons in 2001 to 7.65 million tons in 2014. Compared with 2001, the soil wind erosion moduli were reduced by 43.05%, 36.16%, and 62.66 %in 2005, 2010, and 2014, respectively. Spatially, soil wind erosion in most of the study area was alleviated between 2001 and 2014. The relationship between NDVI and soil wind erosion mass showed that the increased vegetation coverage reduced the soil wind erosion mass. In addition, wind was the main driving force behind the soil wind erosion dynamics. The results indicate that the vegetation coverage has increased and soil wind erosion mass has been reduced following the implementation of the sandstorm control programs. However, the ecological effects of the sandstorm control programs may vary over different periods. While the programs appear to be beneficial in the short term, there may be unintended consequences in the long term. Research on the sustainability of the ecological benefits of sandstorm control programs needs to be conducted in the future.
英文关键词	NDVI soil wind erosion ecological effects ecological restoration program northern Shanxi Province
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	CSCD
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
CSCD记录号	CSCD:6506969
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/336122
作者单位	Wu Zhitao, Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.; Wang Mingyue, Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.; Du Ziqiang, Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.; Zhang Hong, Institute of Loess Plateau, Shanxi University;;College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Shanxi University, ;;, Taiyuan;;Taiyuan, ;; 030006;;030006.
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wu Zhitao,Wang Mingyue,Zhang Hong,et al. Vegetation and soil wind erosion dynamics of sandstorm control programs in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern China[J],2019,13(2):430-443.
APA	Wu Zhitao,Wang Mingyue,Zhang Hong,&Du Ziqiang.(2019).Vegetation and soil wind erosion dynamics of sandstorm control programs in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern China.Frontiers of Earth Science,13(2),430-443.
MLA	Wu Zhitao,et al."Vegetation and soil wind erosion dynamics of sandstorm control programs in the agro-pastoral transitional zone of northern China".Frontiers of Earth Science 13.2(2019):430-443.