Study on Dynamic Changes of Soil Erosion in the North and South Mountains of Lanzhou

The North and South Mountains of Lanzhou City are the ecological protection barriers and an important part of the ecological system of Lanzhou City. This study takes the North and South Mountains as the study area, calculates the soil erosion modulus of the North and South Mountains of Lanzhou City...

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Main Authors: Hua Zhang, Jinping Lei, Hao Wang, Cungang Xu, Yuxin Yin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Water
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/15/2388
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Summary:The North and South Mountains of Lanzhou City are the ecological protection barriers and an important part of the ecological system of Lanzhou City. This study takes the North and South Mountains as the study area, calculates the soil erosion modulus of the North and South Mountains of Lanzhou City based on the five major soil erosion factors in the RUSLE model, and analyses the spatial and temporal dynamics of soil erosion in the North and South Mountains of Lanzhou City and the soil erosion characteristics under different environmental factors. The results of the study show that: The intensity of soil erosion is dominated by slight erosion, which was distributed in the northwestern and southeastern parts of the North and South Mountains in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2018. Under different environmental factors, the soil erosion modulus increased with elevation and then decreased; the soil erosion modulus increased with a slope; the average soil erosion modulus of grassland was the largest, followed by forest land, cultivated land, unused land, construction land, and it was the smallest for water; except for bare land, the average soil erosion modulus decreases with the increase of vegetation cover; Soil erosion modulus was the greatest in the pedocal of the North and South Mountains, and the least in the alpine soil.
ISSN:2073-4441