Rainfall Response of Degraded Soil Following Reforestation in the Copper Basin, Tennessee, USA

2 Copper Basin in southeastern Tennessee became the site of increasingly extensive and successful reforestation efforts. To determine the effectiveness of more than 50 years of reforestation efforts, we compared rainfall infiltration, sediment detachment, and soil organic matter of reforested sites to those properties of unvegetated sites and forested reference sites outside the basin. Results of 54 rainfall simulation experiments conducted in zones of the basin known to have been planted during different decades demonstrate that hydrologic recovery of soils in the Copper Basin lags significantly behind the establishment of tree cover and the protection offered by vegetation against soil erosion. Soils in new “forests” have significantly less organic matter and lower infiltration than forests more than 50 years old. The long-term persistence of low infiltration rates serves as a reminder that, at sites where the A and B soil horizons have been lost, restoration of the hydrologic function of a landscape requires decades, at least.     

Evaluation of soil erosion risk using Analytic Network Process and GIS: A case study from Spanish mountain olive plantations

The study presents an approach that combined objective information such as sampling or experimental data with subjective information such as expert opinions. This combined approach was based on the Analytic Network Process method. It was applied to evaluate soil erosion risk and overcomes one of the drawbacks of USLE/RUSLE soil erosion models, namely that they do not consider interactions among soil erosion factors. Another advantage of this method is that it can be used if there are insufficient experimental data. The lack of experimental data can be compensated for through the use of expert evaluations. As an example of the proposed approach, the risk of soil erosion was evaluated in olive groves in Southern Spain, showing the potential of the ANP method for modelling a complex physical process like soil erosion.     

湿地农田低产土壤改良利用研究

系统地阐述了四湖地区湿地农田低产土壤的分布、成因、类型、特性及障碍因素，并着重对采取“三沟”配套排水、增肥调养、使用释氧化物、选手抗逆良种及轮作养地等综合改良利用技术的试验研究对果作了系统分析。     

ROOT BIOMASS IN RELATION TO CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY OF HEADWATER STREAMS1

ABSTRACT: Intact riparian zones are the product of an incredibly complex multitude of linkages between the geomorphic, hydrologic, and biotiè features of the ecosystem. Land‐use activities that sever or alter these linkages result in ecosystem degradation. We examined the relationship between riparian vegetation and channel morphology by sampling species composition and herbaceous root biomass in incised (down‐cut and widened) versus unincised (intact) sections of unconstrained reaches in three headwater streams in northeastern Oregon. Incision resulted in a compositional shift from wetland‐obligate plant species to those adapted to drier environments. Root biomass was approximately two times greater in unincised sections than incised sections and decreased with depth more rapidly in incised sections than in unincised sections. Total root biomass ranged from 2,153 g m^‐2 to 4,759 g m^‐2 in unincised sections and from 1,107 g m^‐2 to 2,215 g m^‐2 in incised sections. In unincised sections less than 50 percent of the total root biomass was found in the top 10 cm, with approximately 20 percent in successive 10‐cm depth increments. In contrast, incised sections had greater than 60 percent of the total root biomass in the top 10 cm, approximately 15 percent in the 10 to 20 cm depth, less than 15 percent in the 20 to 30 cm depth, and less than 10 percent in the 30 to 40 cm depth. This distribution of root biomass suggests a positive feedback between vegetation and channel incision: as incision progresses, there is a loss of hydrologic connectivity, which causes a shift to a drier vegetation assemblage and decreased root structure, resulting in a reduced erosive resistance capacity in the lower zone of the streambank, thereby allowing further incision and widening.     

公路建设中水土流失影响及防治措施

公路建设中造成的水土流失越来越严重，水土流失范围呈线状，常常跨越多个流域和地貌类型，因此影响范围较广，且在公路的不同部位水土流失的程度不同，影响期限不同。在实际调查的基础上分析公路建设中水土流失的原因，并提出计算方法及一般性防护措施。     

可持续发展思想形成的理性基础

对可持续发展进行理性的思考与规范研究 ,对于可持续发展理论的发展与完善 ,对于可持续发展学的构建 ,对于可持续发展战略的科学制定与施行 ,对于规范可持续发展的实证研究 ,对于系统反思可持续发展的实践行为 ,具有重要的意义。本文认为可持续发展思想的形成是以对“人地关系”历史的正确认识、对“发展”涵义的正确认识和对“人类的位置”的正确认识为理性基础的 ,并对此逐一进行了阐释     

大别山区经济发展的交通运输条件分析

:2 0世纪 90年年代 ,大别山区的社会经济有了相当大的发展 ,交通运输网络已初步形成 ,整个内山地区也被铁路和高速公路等交通大动脉所环抱 ,然而经济发展水平和发展速度还无法与周边地区相比。从分析大别山交通现状着手 ,认为大别山区经济发展滞后的主要制约因素之一是区内交通的落后。指出由于区位、地形、社会经济发展水平及行政隶属上的限制 ,大别山区内部出山通道少 ,公路路况差 ,路网连接率低 ,缺少综合运输网络 ,使得内山地区很少受到交通大动脉的影响 ,正如一三角阴影区覆盖其上。然后提出了解决问题的策略 :其一是改善内山公路路况 ;其二是加强内部协作 ,提高内山公路联接率 ;第三是建立综合运输网络 ;最后是改变交通运输投资和管理体制。     

黄土高原历史时期沟谷侵蚀量计算方法探讨

历史时期沟谷侵蚀量的计算多采用传统实地测量或计算方法,而现代地理信息技术的发展为沟谷侵蚀量计算提供了更为简便、快捷、高效的方式。等高线图形概括法即为一种将传统制图学与现代地理信息技术相结合的方法。本文以神木县东山旧城冲沟为切入点,采用等高线图形概括方法,基于30 m 分辨率ASTER DEM,利用Arcgis10 平台计算历史时期沟谷侵蚀量,并将其与基于野外测量计算侵蚀量进行对比。结果对比发现,基于野外测量的沟谷侵蚀量约占基于DEM 侵蚀量的89.11%,两者之间存在一定差距,但是可被接受的。进一步分析显示,等高线简化前后,DEM 平均坡度、等高线长度和表面积均发生变化,平均坡度、等高线长度变化率分别为2.78% 和4.3%,表面积变化不是特别明显。三维分析显示,简化后等高线更加平滑,平均坡度趋于平缓,坡度的分布更为均匀。总体而言,等高线图形概括方法在沟谷侵蚀量计算方面具有较高的可靠性,对更大时空尺度内的沟谷侵蚀量计算具有借鉴意义。     

赤水河流域不同土地利用类型土壤侵蚀的137Cs法研究

本研究采用137Cs法对赤水河流域不同土地利用类型土壤侵蚀强度展开调查研究,以期为赤水河流域生态环境保护和实现流域的可持续发展提供基础数据。通过对赤水河中上游地区4种土地利用类型土壤剖面中137Cs含量的测定和分析,结果表明:坡耕地以侵蚀为主,平均坡度在11°~19°之间时,侵蚀模数介于3630~6776 t/(km2·a),其中,习水和叙永研究区坡耕地平均坡度均大于15°,土壤侵蚀强烈,侵蚀模数在6050~6776 t/(km2·a)之间;草地平均侵蚀模数为4235 t/(km2·a);(2)林地有微弱堆积,堆积模数为1331 t/(km2·a);水稻田堆积模数为3872 t/(km2·a)。可见,当平均坡度大于15°时,坡耕地土侵蚀强度较大,因地制宜的采取相应的水保措施是有效遏制水土流失的关键。