Land‐Use Intensity Reversed the Role of Cropland in Ecological Restoration Over the World's Most Severe Soil Erosion Region

Land‐Use Intensity Reversed the Role of Cropland in Ecological Restoration Over the World's Most Severe Soil Erosion Region

Abstract Long‐term extending cultivation activities resulted in the world's worst soil erosion on the Chinese Loess Plateau (LP). By converting cropland into vegetated land, the Grain for Green Project (GfGP)—the world's largest investment revegetation project—effectively alleviates the so...

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Main Authors: Xin Lan, Zhiyong Liu, Ting Yang, Linyin Cheng, Xiaojun Wang, Wei Wei, Yang Ge, Xiaohong Chen, Kairong Lin, Tongtiegang Zhao, Xin Zhang, Guoyi Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-06-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
land use
cropland
soil erosion
ecological restoration
sediment load
policy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003388

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003388

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