Human activities alter land use patterns and affect landscape sustainability. It is therefore very important to investigate the relationship between land use change and human activities. This study focuses on the dete...Human activities alter land use patterns and affect landscape sustainability. It is therefore very important to investigate the relationship between land use change and human activities. This study focuses on the detection of changing land use patterns in the Yanhe River Basin in northern Loess Plateau of China between 1995 and 2008. Landscape metrics were used to analyze the changing land use patterns and to explore the related anthropogenic driving forces. Results show that:1) Totally, 186 590 ha of croplands were converted into alternate land-use types (equivalent to 61.7% of the original cropland area). The majority of cropland areas were found to be converted into grassland and woodland areas (accounting for 55.9% and 4.9% respectively of the original cropland areas). 2) Both cropland and woodland demonstrated an increasing fragmentation tendency while grasslands showed a decreasing fragmentation tendency. 3) Multiple driving forces of land use change were thought to act together to changes in landscape metrics in the Yanhe River Basin. The anthropogenic driving forces were analyzed from four perspectives:ecological conservation policy, labor force transfer, industrial development, and rural settlement. The policy of the GfG (Grain for Green) project was the main driving factor which expedited the conversion from cropland to woodland and grassland. Industrial development was also found to affect land use change through the direct impact of economic activities such as oil exploration and agricultural production, or through indirect impacts such as the industrial structures readjustment. Labor force transfer from rural to urban areas was found to follow the industrial structure readjustment and further drove land use change from cropland to off-farm land use. Establishment of new tile-roofed houses instead of cave-type dwellings in rural settlements has helped to aggregate the original scattered land-use type of construction.展开更多
The area of land that is affected by soil erosion in the Yangtze River has been reduced by 146,000 km~2(accounting for 27%of the entire Yangtze River)since 2000.However,the contributions of different tributaries to th...The area of land that is affected by soil erosion in the Yangtze River has been reduced by 146,000 km~2(accounting for 27%of the entire Yangtze River)since 2000.However,the contributions of different tributaries to this soil erosion decline and the underlying causes have not been determined.Here we quantify the soil erosion decline in the Yangtze River and the impacts of the Grain-for-Green Programme(GFGP)and climate change using the RUSLE model and statistical methods.The results were as follows:(1)After the implementation of the GFGP,soil erosion decreased in ten sub-basins excluding the Dongting Lake catchment;(2)Soil erosion was mainly affected by the GFGP and the rainfall erosivity.Specifically,the contributions of the GFGP and rainfall erosivity to soil erosion decline are estimated to be 70.12%and 29.88%,respectively.(3)“Scenario#9”means the combination of slope(15°-25°)of retired farmland converted to shrub land and slope(>25°)of retired farmland converted to grassland.Considering scenario feasibility and management targets,Scenario#9 was the most appropriate land use scenario for the Yangtze River.This study offers insights into managing and reducing soil erosion in the future.展开更多
基金Under the auspices of National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.40930528)State Forestry Administration of China(No.201004058)External Cooperation Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.29GJHZ0948)
文摘Human activities alter land use patterns and affect landscape sustainability. It is therefore very important to investigate the relationship between land use change and human activities. This study focuses on the detection of changing land use patterns in the Yanhe River Basin in northern Loess Plateau of China between 1995 and 2008. Landscape metrics were used to analyze the changing land use patterns and to explore the related anthropogenic driving forces. Results show that:1) Totally, 186 590 ha of croplands were converted into alternate land-use types (equivalent to 61.7% of the original cropland area). The majority of cropland areas were found to be converted into grassland and woodland areas (accounting for 55.9% and 4.9% respectively of the original cropland areas). 2) Both cropland and woodland demonstrated an increasing fragmentation tendency while grasslands showed a decreasing fragmentation tendency. 3) Multiple driving forces of land use change were thought to act together to changes in landscape metrics in the Yanhe River Basin. The anthropogenic driving forces were analyzed from four perspectives:ecological conservation policy, labor force transfer, industrial development, and rural settlement. The policy of the GfG (Grain for Green) project was the main driving factor which expedited the conversion from cropland to woodland and grassland. Industrial development was also found to affect land use change through the direct impact of economic activities such as oil exploration and agricultural production, or through indirect impacts such as the industrial structures readjustment. Labor force transfer from rural to urban areas was found to follow the industrial structure readjustment and further drove land use change from cropland to off-farm land use. Establishment of new tile-roofed houses instead of cave-type dwellings in rural settlements has helped to aggregate the original scattered land-use type of construction.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.42101259,No.42371101,No.42301455Qin Chuangyuan Cites High-level Innovation or Entrepreneurship Talent Project,No.QCYRCXM-2023-066+2 种基金Fifth Batch Special Funding(Pre-Station)from China Postdoctoral Science Foundation,No.2023TQ0207Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.GK202304024,No.1110011297,No.1112010355Teaching Reform Project of Shaanxi University,No.23GGYS-JG06。
文摘The area of land that is affected by soil erosion in the Yangtze River has been reduced by 146,000 km~2(accounting for 27%of the entire Yangtze River)since 2000.However,the contributions of different tributaries to this soil erosion decline and the underlying causes have not been determined.Here we quantify the soil erosion decline in the Yangtze River and the impacts of the Grain-for-Green Programme(GFGP)and climate change using the RUSLE model and statistical methods.The results were as follows:(1)After the implementation of the GFGP,soil erosion decreased in ten sub-basins excluding the Dongting Lake catchment;(2)Soil erosion was mainly affected by the GFGP and the rainfall erosivity.Specifically,the contributions of the GFGP and rainfall erosivity to soil erosion decline are estimated to be 70.12%and 29.88%,respectively.(3)“Scenario#9”means the combination of slope(15°-25°)of retired farmland converted to shrub land and slope(>25°)of retired farmland converted to grassland.Considering scenario feasibility and management targets,Scenario#9 was the most appropriate land use scenario for the Yangtze River.This study offers insights into managing and reducing soil erosion in the future.
