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Feng T, Qi Y, Zhang Y, Fan D, Wei T, Wang P, Keesstra SD, Cerdà A. Long-term effects of vegetation restoration and forest management on carbon pools and nutrient storages in northeastern Loess Plateau, China. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 354:120296. [PMID: 38341910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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It is crucial for understanding the variations of carbon and nutrient pools within the ecosystems during long-term vegetation restoration to accurately assess the effects of different ecological restoration patterns. However, the long-term spatio-temporal variations of carbon and nutrient pools under different vegetation types remain unclear. The sites for long-term natural and planted forests (i.e., Natural secondary forest, Pinus tabulaeformis planted forest, Platycladus orientalis planted forest, and Robinia pseudoacacia planted forest) on the northeastern Loess Plateau, China were selected, to measure and analyze the differences and interannual variations of vegetation attributes at four synusiae and soil properties at 0-100 cm over the period of 12 years (2006-2017). The principal component analysis (PCA) and Mantel test were also conducted to explore the relationships among vegetation attributes, soil properties, and carbon and nutrient pools. The results showed that: compared with the planted forests, the natural secondary forest had lower arborous biomass (84.21 ± 1.53 t hm-2) and higher understory biomass and plant heights. Compared to planted forests, the secondary forest had higher soil carbon and nitrogen contents (13.74 ± 3.50 g kg-1 and 1.16 ± 0.34 g kg-1). The soil carbon pool in the secondary forest was 22.0% higher than planted forests, while the vegetation carbon pool in the P. tabulaeformis was 75.5% higher than other forests. Principal component analysis (PCA) and Mantel test revealed that vegetation attributes and soil properties had significant correlations with carbon and nutrient pools, especially at the arborous synusia (p < 0.01). The findings indicated that in the ecologically fragile Loess Plateau region, the selection of appropriate vegetation restoration types should be guided by varying ecological restoration goals and benefits, aiming to expected ecological outcomes. This insight offers a strategic implication for forest management that is tailored to improve carbon and nutrient pools in areas with similar environmental conditions.
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- Tianjiao Feng
- Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- Upper and Middle Yellow River Bureau, YRCC, Fengcheng 3rd Road 200, Xi'an, 710021, Shaanxi Province, PR China
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- Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China
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- Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- Jixian National Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, CNERN, School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China; School of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, PR China.
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- Team Soil, Water and Land Use, Wageningen Environmental Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PB, Wageningen, the Netherlands; Departamento de Análisis Geográfico Regional Geografía Físicqa, Universitdad de Granada, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, Valencia University, Blasco Ibàñez, 28, 46010, Valencia, Spain
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Zhang Q, Fu S, Guo H, Chen S, Li Z. Climatic Warming-Induced Drought Stress Has Resulted in the Transition of Tree Growth Sensitivity from Temperature to Precipitation in the Loess Plateau of China. BIOLOGY 2023; 12:1275. [PMID: 37886985 PMCID: PMC10604754 DOI: 10.3390/biology12101275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Ongoing climate warming poses significant threats to forest ecosystems, particularly in drylands. Here, we assess the intricate responses of tree growth to climate change across two warming phases (1910-1940 and 1970-2000) of the 20th century in the Loess Plateau of China. To achieve this, we analyzed a dataset encompassing 53 ring-width chronologies extracted from 13 diverse tree species, enabling us to discern and characterize the prevailing trends in tree growth over these warming phases. The difference in the primary contributors over two warming phases was compared to investigate the association of tree growth with climatic drivers. We found that the first warming phase exerted a stimulating effect on tree growth, with climate warming correlating to heightened growth rates. However, a contrasting pattern emerged in the second phase as accelerated drought conditions emerged as a predominant limiting factor, dampening tree growth rates. The response of tree growth to climate changed markedly during the two warming phases. Initially, temperature assumed a dominant role in driving the tree growth of growth season during the first warming phase. Instead, precipitation and drought stress became the main factors affecting tree growth in the second phase. This drought stress manifested predominantly during the early and late growing seasons. Our findings confirm the discernible transition of warming-induced tree growth in water-limited regions and highlight the vulnerability of dryland forests to the escalating dual challenges of heightened warming and drying. If the warming trend continues unabated in the Loess Plateau, further deterioration in tree growth and heightened mortality rates are foreseeable outcomes. Some adaptive forest managements should be encouraged to sustain the integrity and resilience of these vital ecosystems in the Loess Plateau and similar regions.
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- Qindi Zhang
- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (Q.Z.); (S.F.); (H.G.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (Q.Z.); (S.F.); (H.G.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan 030031, China; (Q.Z.); (S.F.); (H.G.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;
- Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;
- National Observation and Research Station of Earth Critical Zone on the Loess Plateau in Shaanxi, Xi’an 710061, China
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Chang D, Li S, Lai Z, Fu F, Qi X. Integrated effects of co-evolutions among climate, land use and vegetation growing dynamics to changes of runoff quantity and quality. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 331:117195. [PMID: 36630798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Climates, Land use/land cover (LULC) and vegetation growing dynamics have been regarded as the main factors affecting terrestrial hydrological process. However, the mechanisms underlying their integrated effects on terrestrial runoff and nutrient dynamics are not understood well. Here, we constructed a framework to disentangle and quantify the independent and coupled contributions of climate, LULC and vegetation leaf area index (LAI) changes to watershed runoff and nutrient yields changes. Long series of changing meteorological, LULC and LAI data between 1990 and 2020 were integrated into a factor-controlled simulation protocol in a distributed hydrological model, to quantify their comprehensive contributions (individual contribution of single factor change and coupling contribution of multiple factor synchronous changes) to runoff and nutrient changes. The results showed that changes of runoff and nutrient yields are more induced by climate change, rather than LULC and LAI transformations. Increase in annual precipitation significantly elevated runoff and nutrient yields. TP yield was more sensitive to climate change than runoff and TN yields. LULC transformation and climate change have synergistic effects on runoff and nutrient yields. Shift of vegetation areas to construction lands will amplify the effect of climate change on runoff and nutrient yields. Single LAI change has weak effect on runoff and nutrient yields, but it can significantly alter the hydrological effects derived from climate change and the synergistic effects between climate change and LULC transformation. This study considered the coupling and potential synergistic effects among climate change, LULC conversion and LAI variation, which elucidated the comprehensive effects of changing environment on runoff and nutrients evolutions in a more systematic and integrated perspective.
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- Di Chang
- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China; State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment Evolution (Jiangsu Province), Nanjing, 210023, China; Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Numerical simulation and parameter optimization of earth auger in hilly area using EDEM software. Sci Rep 2022; 12:19526. [PMID: 36376347 PMCID: PMC9663533 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-23833-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Digging in hilly regions is an important measure to promote afforestation on difficult sites. In view of the working conditions to build fish-scale pit on slope, the auger mechanism of soil lifting and throwing was investigated in this study. This study utilized EDEM software to establish the operation model of the earth auger and conduct DEM (Discrete Element Method) virtual simulation experiments. A quadratic rotating orthogonal center combination test was implemented by setting the efficiency of conveying-soil (Y1) and the distance of throwing-soil (Y2) as the evaluation indices. Variance analysis and response surface optimization were performed on the virtual experimental data. The results indicated that the weight of the factors affecting the Y1 and Y2, were feeding speed > helix angle > rotating speed > slope angle, and slope auger > rotating speed > feeding speed > helix angle. The optimal parameter combination of each influencing factor was obtained. Among them, when the slope preparation was required, the optimal operating parameter combination of the auger was: Slope of 26.467°, Helix angle of 21.567°, Feeding speed of 0.1 m/s, Rotating speed of 67.408 r/min. This research provides theoretical references for the design optimization of the earth auger in hilly regions.
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Roy R, Núñez-Delgado A, Sultana S, Wang J, Munir A, Battaglia ML, Sarker T, Seleiman MF, Barmon M, Zhang R. Additions of optimum water, spent mushroom compost and wood biochar to improve the growth performance of Althaea rosea in drought-prone coal-mined spoils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 295:113076. [PMID: 34153587 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 06/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Ecosystem degradation as a result of coal mining is a common phenomenon in various regions of the world, especially in arid and semi-arid zones. The implementation of appropriate revegetation techniques can be considered crucial to restore these degraded areas. In this regard, the additions of spent mushroom compost (SMC) and wood biochar (WB) to infertile and degraded soils have been reported to enhance soil fertility and plant growth under water (W) deficit conditions. However, the combined application of W, SMC and WB to coal mine degraded soils, to promote Althaea rosea growth and facilitate subsequent restoration, has not been explored yet. Hence, in the current study a pot experiment was carried out by growing A. rosea on coal mine spoils to assess the influence of different doses of W, SMC and WB on its morpho-physiological and biochemical growth responses. The results indicated that several plant growth traits like plant height, root length and dry biomass significantly improved with moderate W-SMC-WB doses. In addition, the simultaneous application of W-SMC-WB caused a significant decrease in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) (by 7-56%), superoxide anion (O2●‒) (by 14-51%), malondialdehyde (MDA) (by 23-46%) and proline (Pro) contents (by 23-66%), as well as an increase in relative water content (by 10-27%), membrane stability index (by 2-24%), net photosynthesis rate (by 40-99%), total chlorophylls (by 43-113%) and carotenoids (by 31-115%), as compared to the control treatment. The addition of SMC and WB under low-W regime enhanced leaf water use efficiency, and soluble sugar content, also boosting the activity of superoxide dismutase, catalase, peroxidase and ascorbate peroxidase in leaf tissues, thus reducing the oxidative stress, as proved by low levels of H2O2, O2●‒, MDA and Pro contents. Finest growth performance under optimum doses of W (60% field capacity), SMC (1.4%) and WB (0.8%) suggest that revegetation of A. rosea with the recommended W-SMC-WB doses would be a suitable and eco-friendly approach for ecological restoration in arid degraded areas.
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- Rana Roy
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China; Department of Agroforestry & Environmental Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Engineering Polytechnic School, campus univ., 27002, Lugo, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Open School, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, 1705, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Cornell University, Department of Animal Sciences, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USA.
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- School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China.
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- Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Crop Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shibin El-kom, 32514, Egypt.
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, People's Republic of China.
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Roy R, Mahboob MG, Arena C, Kader MA, Sultana S, Hasan AK, Wang J, Sarker T, Zhang R, Barmon M. The Modulation of Water, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous Supply for Growth Optimization of the Evergreen Shrubs Ammopiptanthus mongolicus for Revegetation Purpose. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:766523. [PMID: 34975950 PMCID: PMC8719576 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.766523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Surface mining is a critical anthropogenic activity that significantly alters the ecosystem. Revegetation practices are largely utilized to compensate for these detrimental impacts of surface mining. In this study, we investigated the effects of five water (W) regimes [W40: 40%, W48: 48%, W60: 60%, W72: 72%, and W80: 80% of field capacity (FC)], five nitrogen (N) (N0: 0, N24: 24, N60: 60, N96: 96, and N120: 120 mg kg-1 soil), and five phosphorus (P) fertilizer doses (P0: 0, P36: 36, P90: 90, P144: 144, and P180: 180 mg kg-1 soil) on morpho-physiological and biochemical parameters of Ammopiptanthus mongolicus plants to assess the capability of this species to be used for restoration purposes. The results showed that under low W-N resources, A. mongolicus exhibited poor growth performance (i.e., reduced plant height, stem diameter, and dry biomass) in coal-degraded spoils, indicating that A. mongolicus exhibited successful adaptive mechanisms by reducing its biomass production to survive long in environmental stress conditions. Compared with control, moderate to high W and N-P application rates greatly enhanced the net photosynthesis rates, transpiration rates, water-use efficiency, chlorophyll (Chl) a, Chl b, total Chl, and carotenoid contents. Under low-W content, the N-P fertilization enhanced the contents of proline and soluble sugar, as well as the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and peroxidase in leaf tissues, reducing the oxidative stress. Changes in plant growth and metabolism in W-shortage conditions supplied with N-P fertilization may be an adaptive strategy that is essential for its conservation and restoration in the desert ecosystem. The best growth performance was observed in plants under W supplements corresponding to 70% of FC and N and P doses of 33 and 36 mg kg-1 soil, respectively. Our results provide useful information for revegetation and ecological restoration in coal-degraded and arid-degraded lands in the world using endangered species A. mongolicus.
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- Rana Roy
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Department of Agroforestry & Environmental Science, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- ASICT Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples “Federico II”, Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Naples, Italy
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- School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
- Department of Soil Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- College of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
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- Open School, Bangladesh Open University, Gazipur, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, China
- *Correspondence: Jinxin Wang ;
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- School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Wang K, Zhang X, Ma J, Ma Z, Li G, Zheng J. Combining infiltration holes and level ditches to enhance the soil water and nutrient pools for semi-arid slope shrubland revegetation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 729:138796. [PMID: 32388127 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Active vegetation restoration has been proposed as an effective approach for restoring degraded ecosystems. Soil water and nutrient deficits hinder slope revegetation in arid and semi-arid areas. However, few studies have discussed rainfall runoff utilization and soil nutrient conservation within the context of slope vegetation restoration. In this study, the effects of combining infiltration holes and level ditches on the soil water storage, organic matter, and total nitrogen were analyzed on the slopes of shrubland and bare land. The results showed that the combined measures significantly increased the average soil water content above the 100 cm soil layer and mitigated soil desiccation below 220 cm in the shrubland. Meanwhile, the combined measures obviously increased the soil organic matter and total nitrogen above the 60 and 40 cm soil layers in bare land and shrubland, respectively. Overall, combining infiltration holes and landscape engineering measures is an effective approach for enhancing the soil water and nutrient pools of slopes. Our findings provide an effective engineering measure to combat soil water and nutrient deficits for slope vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid areas.
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- Ke Wang
- College of Natural Resources and Environment/State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment/State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment/State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China; CCCC-AECOM Eco-Environmental Co., Ltd., Beijing 100088, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment/State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment/State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment/State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Daliakopoulos I, Keesstra S. TERRAenVISION: Science for Society. Environmental issues today. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 704:135238. [PMID: 31896230 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Our Planet suffers from human activities. As scientists, we know more and more about our environment, about processes, rates of change, new threats, and risks. However, the challenges we face seem to grow quicker than the solutions we can create. To achieve sustainability, the key is to make solutions not only functional from an environmental point of view, but also socially acceptable and economically viable. In this context, the TERRAenVISION conference series gathers diverse groups of scientists to discuss sustainability. The first TERRAenVISION meeting in January 2018 was framed around 7 themes: (1) Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation, (2) Water Resources: Quality and Quantity, (3) Land Degradation and Restoration, (4) Nature-based Solutions, (5) Fire in the Earth System, Effects, and Prevention, (6) Ecosystem Services and Health, and (7) Science Interface with Policy and Public. Among the works presented in the conference, this Special Issue collates 22 papers that illustrate the best, problems and solutions the scientific community is currently working on to achieve sustainability. Similar to the concept of the SDGs, paper subjects often intertwine and bridge the conference themes. The papers are grouped in two main chapters dealing with Water and Land, with two additional cross cutting chapters of Scientific Tools and Science-Policy Interface. Drawing from the conclusions of these works as well as those of the TERRAenVISION 2018 conference, we make recommendations regarding raising awareness, connecting scientific fields, and supporting robust economic and policy transitions.
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- Soil, Water and Land Use Team, Wageningen Environmental Research, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708RC Wageningen, the Netherlands; Civil, Surveying and Environmental Engineering, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan 2308, Australia.
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