LU Chuanhao, DAI Fuqiang, LIU Gangcai. Dynamic Changes of Soil Erosion in Three Gorges Reservoir Area from 2000 to 2012 -A Case Study at Wanzhou District of Chongqing City[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2017, 37(6): 1-8.
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LU Chuanhao, DAI Fuqiang, LIU Gangcai. Dynamic Changes of Soil Erosion in Three Gorges Reservoir Area from 2000 to 2012 -A Case Study at Wanzhou District of Chongqing City[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2017, 37(6): 1-8. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2017.06.001.
Dynamic Changes of Soil Erosion in Three Gorges Reservoir Area from 2000 to 2012 -A Case Study at Wanzhou District of Chongqing City
[Objective] The study analyzed soil erosion in different stages during the construction of Three Gorges Project in order to give support to decrease soil erosion and to improve land-use plan.[Methods] Wanzhou District of Chongqing City was taken as research region
the original observed data
revised universal soil loss equation(RUSLE) and GIS method were applied to investigate the dynamic changes of soil erosion.[Results] The result showed that from year 2000 to 2012
soil erosion intensity decline first and reached the lowest in 2007
then rose slightly. Severe erosive area decreased by 34.24%
and mild erosive area increased by 7.66%. The spatial distribution of soil erosion grade variation was similar to that of actual soil erosion during the study period. Soil erosion grade variation also had the same distribution characteristics in different period. The most active change of erosive grade concentrated in the area between Tiefeng mountain and Fangdou mountain. The southeast part of the research area had low activity in grade change. Transfer matrix of soil erosion intensity showed that soil erosion intensity declined from 2000 to 2012. From 2000 to 2007
about 76.56% of the research area stayed at its original level; 22.78% of the area downgraded gradually. The second stage
from 2007 to 2012
trend of change in erosion intensity was stable
merely 9.77% of the area transformed to higher level.[Conclusion] In 2000-2012
the soil erosion of the surface at Wanzhou District was gradually
and the soil erosion decreased obviously
but after 2007
the erosion situation rebounded
and the erosion situation in some areas was still serious. There is still a strong need for adopting soil erosion control measures
for improving land use measures
and reducing erosion and raising the level of soil conservation.
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