鹤壁矿区土地利用与土壤侵蚀的关系研究

以河北省鹤壁矿区为研究区域,运用GIS和RS技术分析、研究了区域土壤侵蚀强度和土地利用状况.通过SPSS软件包的统计分析,计算土地利用类型与土壤侵蚀强度的相关系数,其强弱依次为:耕地>有林地>荒草地>灌木林地>裸岩石砾地>裸地;计算土壤侵蚀率,其强弱依次为:裸地>裸岩石砾地>灌木林地>荒草地>有林地>耕地.在此基础上进行了鹤壁矿区土地利用类型与土壤侵蚀的关系分析.结果表明,土地利用类型的土壤侵蚀率越低,则土地利用与土壤侵蚀强度的相关性越强.     

基于GIS/RS的地震灾区流域水土保持功能恢复效应评价

水土保持在维护区域生态安全中具有重要作用.“5.12”汶川地震中,茶坪山区域水土保持功能严重受损,经过4年时间,其恢复效果及变化趋势如何,是决策者迫切需要的重要信息.利用TM影像,解译了研究小流域2007、2008、2011年地震前后3个时段的土地利用图.基于GIS和RS,利用RUSLE模型分别计算了3个时段土壤侵蚀量和侵蚀强度.通过对比,分析了水土保持功能恢复效应.结果表明:总面积474.41km2的研究区内,2007年土壤侵蚀总量4.061×105t,2008年土壤侵蚀总量6.997×105t,增加了72.30％.2011年土壤侵蚀总量6.163×105t,相比2008年,土壤侵蚀总量减少了11.92％,水土保持功能有所恢复.分析发现,地震前后3个年份各侵蚀强度级别的面积都是随侵蚀强度的增加而减少,说明地震破坏及恢复期,土壤侵蚀强度的面积分布格局并未改变.     

城市化进程中土地利用结构的时序变化及驱动力——以辽宁省为例

根据1995—2008年《辽宁省统计年鉴》及土地利用数据,以人口城市化率反映城市化水平,基于信息熵和均衡度原理,分析了辽宁省城市化过程中土地利用结构的动态变化特征,探讨了土地利用结构信息熵和均衡度动态变化的驱动机制。结果表明,伴随着城市化的不断加快,1995—2008年辽宁省土地利用信息熵、均衡度呈现波动状态,各土地利用类型的面积占土地总面积的比例逐渐趋于均衡。但从总体趋势看,土地利用结构的均质性较差,人口因素、经济因素是影响土地利用结构信息熵和均衡度时空变化的主要驱动因子。     

基于3S技术的生态安全动态监测——以秦皇岛为例

遥感技术（RS）、地理信息系统（GIS）、全球定位系统（GPS），即3S技术，在生态安全评价研究中能够快速获取动态变化信息，并进行空间叠加分析，比传统方法更具优越性。通过论述基于3S技术的生态安全评价的理论和方法，对秦皇岛市的生态环境进行动态监测和分析，包括土地利用、植被指数和植被覆盖度、土壤侵蚀等，评价结果比较符合实际。     

基于CA-Markov模型的新疆克州土地利用动态模拟研究

利用"3S"技术及IDRISI软件中的CA-Markov模型,以2005年为起始时刻,对新疆克州2015年土地利用格局进行模拟预测.研究认为:研究区土地利用覆盖结构呈现"两大、四小"的特点,即:草地及未利用土地面积大,而耕地、林地、水域及城乡居民工矿建设用地面积较小;与2005年相比,模拟的2015年研究区土地利用结构变化不大,仍然是以草地和未利用地面积为主,各土地利用类型面积变化也不大,其中,耕地、林地和城乡建设用地面积将略有增加,而草地、水域面积将有所减少,未利用地面积也有一定的增加,总体上,研究区内生态环境将可能进一步呈恶化趋势.     

福州市主城区土地利用／覆被变化的洪涝响应

以福州市主城区1988年和2008年的TM影像为基础,对福州市主城区土地利用/覆被变化特征进行分析.结果表明:研究区1988-2008年期间土地利用结构发生了很大的变化,不同土地利用类型之间相互转化,其中建设用地面积剧增,导致不透水层的大面积增加.结合土地利用/覆被变化的水文效应分析表明,主城区土地利用/覆被变化对洪水的产流、汇流过程及河网水系结构产生很大的影响.     

梁子湖自然保护区土地利用/土地覆盖动态变化研究

基于梁子湖自然保护区1987年和2004年Landsat-TM影像遥感数据，在Erdas Imagine 8．5图像处理软件的支持下，结合野外实地考察，获得了土地利用现状图，通过对数据的统计分析，研究了保护区近20年来土地利用／土地覆盖的动态变化。研究表明：耕地和水域是保护区内的主要土地利用类型；近20年来，耕地、园地、林地、草地的面积都有减少，其中耕地面积减少了2320．816hm^2，减少比例达到11．78％，是面积减少最多的土地利用类型；居民点、交通、水域用地有所增加，其中池塘面积变化最大，增幅达到213．4％，是面积增加最多的土地利用类型，居民点用地增加了551．18hm^2，增幅达到59．07％，是增长幅度较大的土地利用类型。变化的原因主要是经济的发展、人口数量的增长和旅游业的发展。     

基于RS-GIS的大连金州区土地利用生态风险时空分布研究

为探究快速发展地区的土地利用和覆被变化规律,解译大连金州区2005年、2010年、2015年三期Landsat TM影像,构造综合生态风险指数模型,以街道作为生态风险评价单元,基于GIS和地统计学方法,将土地利用结构转化为生态风险变量,通过土地利用类型的时空转移探究生态风险演变,揭示金州区"十五"到"十二五"以来土地利用变化引起的生态风险时空分布规律。结果表明:2005—2015年金州区土地利用发生变化的面积达1164.9km2,占总面积的85.45%,建设用地面积增加,耕地、林地等面积减少,综合生态风险指数由2005年的0.1073增加到2015年的0.1506,增加了28.75%;高风险区集中在南部和西部地区,较低风险区集中在中部和东北部的山地地区,生态风险变化大致呈现递阶结构,由东北向西南逐渐增加,这与人口与经济的集聚等因素相关。研究结果揭示了城市化快速发展下,金州区土地利用人为干扰的空间差异。该结论可为金州未来建立生态型新城新区以及土地利用规划提供科学依据。     

新疆土地利用的生态环境效应分析

土地利用类型的划分往往着眼于一定的生态环境视角.不同的土地利用类型往往反映出不同的生态环境特性,代表不同生态环境质量的差异,体现明显的生态差异性.通过对土地三级分类体系下的各土地利用类型所具有的生态环境质量指数进行了模糊赋值,评价了新疆各地(州)的生态环境质量指数,并对土地利用类型的二级类生态环境贡献率进行了计算和分析.     

青海省不同土地利用方式碳汇效益分析

文章利用2002~2012年青海省主要土地利用类型面积统计数据,对青海省主要土地利用类型现状进行分析,在此基础上采用碳排放系数法对主要土地利用类型碳汇效益及其空间分布格局进行了分析。结果表明:(1)截至2013年末,青海省总土地面积为71.21万km~2,青海省各类农用地、建设用地和未利用地面积分别占全省土地总面积的66.39%、4.47%和29.14%。在空间上,不同土地利用方式产生的碳排放情况呈现明显的区域差异。(2)2002~2012年青海省耕地、林地和牧草地的碳吸收效应逐年增加,其中林地变化较为明显,2012碳汇量是2002年碳汇量的3.2倍。耕地和牧草地变化不明显,碳汇量分别介于7.155~7.982万t和770.637~804.445万t之间。(3)2002~2012年青海省建设用地碳排放总量为427.75~1 570.286万t,利用同期的耕地、林地和牧草地的碳汇量,分别为7.155~7.982万t、1 210.843~3 936.506万t和770.637~804.445万t。计算得出2002~2012年青海省主要土地利用类型净碳排放量介于802.346~3 178.312万t,近11年平均净碳排放量为1 314.686万t。表明耕地、林地和牧草地碳汇量明显大于建设用地碳吸收量,区域整体表现为碳汇。     

Optimal Land Use Management for Soil Erosion Control by Using an Interval-Parameter Fuzzy Two-Stage Stochastic Programming Approach

Soil erosion is one of the most serious environmental and public health problems, and such land degradation can be effectively mitigated through performing land use transitions across a watershed. Optimal land use management can thus provide a way to reduce soil erosion while achieving the maximum net benefit. However, optimized land use allocation schemes are not always successful since uncertainties pertaining to soil erosion control are not well presented. This study applied an interval-parameter fuzzy two-stage stochastic programming approach to generate optimal land use planning strategies for soil erosion control based on an inexact optimization framework, in which various uncertainties were reflected. The modeling approach can incorporate predefined soil erosion control policies, and address inherent system uncertainties expressed as discrete intervals, fuzzy sets, and probability distributions. The developed model was demonstrated through a case study in the Xiangxi River watershed, China’s Three Gorges Reservoir region. Land use transformations were employed as decision variables, and based on these, the land use change dynamics were yielded for a 15-year planning horizon. Finally, the maximum net economic benefit with an interval value of [1.197, 6.311] × 10⁹ $ was obtained as well as corresponding land use allocations in the three planning periods. Also, the resulting soil erosion amount was found to be decreased and controlled at a tolerable level over the watershed. Thus, results confirm that the developed model is a useful tool for implementing land use management as not only does it allow local decision makers to optimize land use allocation, but can also help to answer how to accomplish land use changes.     

Bioremediation of Soil Degraded by Sewage Sludge: Effects on Soil Properties and Erosion Losses

Soils in the Mediterranean area are very prone to erosion due to the loss of organic matter and the consequent lack of protective vegetation. In this experiment a Mediterranean degraded soil with a 15% slope was amended at a rate of 250 t ha^–1 wet weight with sewage sludge and with a mixture of sewage sludge and barley straw (70% carbon from sewage sludge and 30% from the straw) in order to study their influence on soil structure recovery and hence the soilss resistance to erosion processes. Both types of organic amendment led to an improvement in several soil properties (physical, biological, and microbiological) as a result of the spontaneous growth plant covering that became evident three months after amendment. This vegetation remained throughout the two years of the experiment and prevented the water erosion processes that normally precede soil degradation. Amendment by sewage sludge alone reduced soil loss by 80% compared with the control soil, while the mixture that included both sewage sludge and barley straw reduced losses by 84%, both reducing runoff by 57%. The amended soils showed increases in the percentage of stable aggregates, the levels of the total and water-soluble C fractions, microbial biomass C, basal respiration, and the activity of the different enzymes involved in the biogeochemical cycles of C, N, and P. The results confirm the usefulness of sewage sludge as an organic amendment for recovering damaged soils.     

新疆艾比湖流域平原区景观土壤属性特征研究

以新疆艾比湖流域平原区为对象,在对研究区进行景观生态分类及野外调查验证的基础上,利用＂3S＂技术将1∶100×104的新疆土壤类型图与研究区景观类型图叠加,从土壤属性层次上对研究区各类景观的生态土壤类型进行确认,并分析其在研究区内分布的特征。结果表明：研究区主要土壤类型为26类,以石膏灰棕漠土所占比例最大,占研究区总面积的19.03%,棕钙土、荒漠风沙土、草甸盐土、盐化草甸土、和灌耕灰漠土等面积也较大。     

Topographic Effects on Soil Organic Carbon in Louisiana Watersheds

Terrestrial carbon storage is influenced by a number of environmental factors, among which topographic and geomorphological features are of special significance. This study was designed to examine the relationships of soil organic carbon (SOC) density to various terrain parameters and watershed characteristics across Louisiana, USA. A polygon data set of 484 watersheds and 12 river drainage basins for Louisiana was used to form the landscape units. SOC densities were calculated for each soil map unit using the State Soil Geographic (STATSGO) database. Average drainage densities and average slopes at watershed and basin scales were quantified with the 1:24 K Digital Elevation Models (DEM) data, and the Louisiana hydrographic water features. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to determine relationships among drainage density, slope, elevation, and SOC. The study found an average watershed drainage density of 1.6 km/km² and an average watershed slope of 2.9 degrees in Louisiana. The results revealed that SOC density at both watershed and basin scales was closely related to drainage density, slope, and elevation. SOC density was positively correlated with watershed drainage density, but negatively correlated with watershed slope gradient and elevation. Regression models were developed for predicting SOC density at watershed and basin scales, obtaining regression coefficients (r ²) ranging from 0.43 to 0.83. The study showed that estimation of SOC at watershed and drainage basin scales combining DEM data can be a feasible approach to improve the understanding of the relationships among SOC, topographic, and geomorphological features.     

Soil erosion and sediment sources in an Ohio watershed using beryllium-7, cesium-137, and lead-210

Soil cores and suspended sediments were collected within the Old Woman Creek, Ohio (OWC) watershed following a thunderstorm and analyzed for 7Be, 137Cs, and 210Pb activities to compare the effects of till vs. no-till management on soil erosion and sediment yield. The upper reaches of the watershed draining tilled agricultural fields were disproportionately responsible for the majority of the suspended sediment load compared with lower in the watershed (2.0-7.0 metric tons/km2 [Mg/km2] vs. 1.2-2.6 Mg/km2). About 6 to 10 times more sediment was derived from the subbasins that are predominantly tilled (6.8-12.4 Mg/km2) compared with the subbasins undergoing no-till practices (0.5-1.1 Mg/km2). In undisturbed soils the 210Pb activities decreased with movement toward the bottom of the cores to the constant supported 210Pb value at a depth of about 10 cm. There was a subsurface maximum in 137Cs activity within the top 10 cm. In contrast, the 210Pb and 137Cs distributions in soils that are currently or were previously tilled were nearly homogeneous with depth, reflecting continuing or previous mixing by plowing. The activities of 210Pb and 7Be were linearly correlated and were higher in suspended sediments derived from no-till subbasins than those derived from tilled subbasins, indicating that the soil surface is the source of suspended sediment. This study demonstrates that no-till farming results in decreases in soil erosion and decreases in suspended sediment discharges and that those eroded sediments have a radionuclide signature corresponding to the tillage practice and the depth of erosion.     

LAND TREATMENT IN WATERSHED PROGRAM AREAS1

Several types of watershed program areas, principally but not solely those operated under authority of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, are greatly altering the American landscape for good. While structural measures tend to be the most spectacular feature of these watersheds, land treatment measures (soil, water, woodland, and wildlife conservation practices) actually are basic to the long term stability and maximum contributions of these watershed programs.     

Soil erosion under different vegetation covers in the Venezuelan Andes

This comparative study of soil erosion considered different environments in an ecological unit of the Venezuelan Andes. The soils belong to an association of typic palehumults and humic dystrudepts. Soil losses were quantified by using erosion plots in areas covered by four types of vegetation, including both natural and cultivated environments. The highest soil erosion rate evaluated corresponded to horticultural crops in rotation: reaching a value of 22 Mg ha^–1 per year. For apple tree (Malus sylvestris Miller) plots, soil losses reached values of 1.96 Mg ha^–1 per year. Losses from pasture (Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov.) plots, without livestock grazing, were as high as 1.11 Mg ha^–1 during the second year of the experiment. The highest soil losses generated from plots under natural forest were equal to 0.54 Mg ha^–1 per year. Environmental factors such as total and effective rainfall, runoff, and some soil characteristics as those related to soil losses by water erosion were evaluated. The type of management applied to each site under different land use type and the absence of conservation practices explain, to a large extent, the erosive processes and mechanisms.     

The Use of Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes to Study Watershed Erosion Processes1

Abstract:  Tracer studies are needed to better understand watershed soil erosion and calibrate watershed erosion models. For the first time, stable nitrogen and carbon isotopes (δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C) and the carbon to nitrogen atomic ratio (C/N) natural tracers are used to investigate temporal and spatial variability of erosion processes within a sub‐watershed. Temporal variability was assessed by comparing δ¹⁵N, δ¹³C, and C/N of eroded‐soils from a non‐equilibrium erosion event immediately following freezing and thawing of surface soils with two erosion events characterized by equilibrium conditions with erosion downcutting. Spatial variability was assessed for the equilibrium events by using the δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C signatures of eroded‐soils to measure the fraction of eroded‐soil derived from rill/interrill erosion on upland hillslopes as compared to headcut erosion on floodplains. In order to perform this study, a number of tasks were carried out including: (1) sampling source‐soils from upland hillslopes and floodplains, (2) sampling eroded‐soils with an in situ trap in the stream of the sub‐watershed, (3) isotopic and elemental analysis of the samples using isotope ratio mass spectrometry, (4) fractioning eroded‐soil to its upland rill/interrill and floodplain headcut end‐members using an unmixing model within a Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo framework, and (5) evaluating tracer unmixing model results by comparison with process‐based erosion prediction models for rill/interrill and headcut erosion processes. Results showed that finer soil particles eroded during the non‐equilibrium event were enriched in δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C tracers and depleted in C/N tracer relative to coarser soil particles eroded during the equilibrium events. Correlation of tracer signature with soil particle size was explainable based on known biogeochemical processes. δ¹⁵N and δ¹³C were also able to distinguish between upland rill/interrill erosion and floodplain headcut erosion, which was due to different plant cover at the erosion sources. Results from the tracer unmixing model highlighted future needs for coupling rill/interrill and headcut erosion prediction models.     

Phosphorus export from an agricultural watershed: linking source and transport mechanisms

Many source and transport factors control P loss from agricultural landscapes; however, little information is available on how these factors are linked at a watershed scale. Thus, we investigated mechanisms controlling P release from soil and stream sediments in relation to storm and baseflow P concentrations at four flumes and in the channel of an agricultural watershed. Baseflow dissolved reactive phosphorus (DRP) concentrations were greater at the watershed outflow (Flume 1; 0.042 mg L(-1)) than uppermost flume (Flume 4; 0.028 mg L(-1)). Conversely, DRP concentrations were greater at Flume 4 (0.304 mg L(-1)) than Flume 1 (0.128 mg L(-1)) during stormflow. Similar trends in total phosphorus (TP) concentration were also observed. During stormflow, stream P concentrations are controlled by overland flow-generated erosion from areas of the watershed coincident with high soil P. In-channel decreases in P concentration during stormflow were attributed to sediment deposition, resorption of P, and dilution. The increase in baseflow P concentrations downstream was controlled by channel sediments. Phosphorus sorption maximum of Flume 4 sediment (532 mg kg(-1)) was greater than at the outlet Flume 1 (227 mg kg(-1)). Indeed, the decrease in P desorption between Flumes 1 and 4 sediment (0.046 to 0.025 mg L(-1)) was similar to the difference in baseflow DRP between Flumes 1 and 4 (0.042 to 0.028 mg L(-1)). This study shows that erosion, soil P concentration, and channel sediment P sorption properties influence streamflow DRP and TP. A better understanding of the spatial and temporal distribution of these processes and their connectivity over the landscape will aid targeting remedial practices.     

Ecological Patterns and Comparative Nutrient Dynamics of Natural and Agricultural Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

An agricultural watershed, situated on an island of the Aegean archipelago, was studied in order to gain insight into the structure and the design of a typical terrestrial ecosystem of the Mediterranean region. Fieldwork was focused on the comparative study of seasonal patterns of inorganic nutrients, organic nitrogen, and erosion over the most abundant vegetation types of the area, such as olive groves, maquis, and wetlands. Nutrient losses via the pathway of erosion were provided by the determination of nutrient concentrations in runoff sediments. Results showed that nutrient levels are higher and more susceptible to rapid changes in the zones that host agricultural activities and animal husbandry. The behavior of nitrogen and phosphorus showed remarkable stability in the maquis, where dynamic processes were mainly affected by soil erosion, which led gradually to land degradation, especially on sloping terrains. The aim of this study was to form the basis for the quantification of the interconnections within the Mediterranean-type ecosystems and to conceptualize their operational properties.