Interregional ecosystem services benefits transfer from wind erosion control measures in Inner Mongolia

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 100496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Xu ◽  
Yu Xiao ◽  
Gaodi Xie ◽  
Yangyang Wang ◽  
Lin Zhen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Inner Mongolia ◽  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Benefits Transfer ◽  
Wind Erosion Control

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal Pattern of Wind Erosion on Unprotected Topsoil Replacement Sites in Mainland China

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3237
Author(s):  
Chuxin Zhu ◽  
Xiang Fan ◽  
Zhongke Bai
Keyword(s):  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Southern China ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Spatiotemporal Pattern ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Wind Erosion Control

Topsoil is required to be stripped and reused to maintain land productivity in mining and construction activities. However, as a great threat to unprotected soil, wind erosion on topsoil replacement sites has not received enough research attention, which hinders the efficient implementation of wind erosion control measures in the right time and place on a national scale. This study aims to evaluate wind erosion on unprotected topsoil replacement sites (WEUTRS) in mainland China, examining its spatiotemporal pattern and demonstrating its significance for the relevant research and industry. The WEUTRS was calculated by the Revised Wind Erosion Equation with meteorological data (1988–2017) and raster data of soil properties. The results showed a strong spatiotemporal heterogeneity of WEUTRS. The highest (>300 kg m−2) and the lowest (<0.5 kg m−2) WEUTRS appeared in Northwest and Central Southern China, respectively. The most drastic temporal change through the year was in Northwest China (as high as 335.4 kg m−2 on the example site), followed by Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and Shandong Province. By contrast, almost no temporal changes happened in Central Southern China. The ratio of monthly WEUTRS to respread the topsoil mass (Rw) in Northwest China and Mongolia Plateau reached 10% or more in specific months, and less than 0.1% in most of Southern China. The WEUTRS quantification could be applied to the wind erosion control on topsoil replacement sites on both a national scale and a regional scale. The spatiotemporal pattern of WEUTRS may be a scientific basis for a nationwide or regionwide differentiated policy on the wind erosion control on topsoil replacement sites for policy makers, as well as the reference to the proper working schedule and the control measures for local mining and construction projects for management authorities and practitioners.

A wind tunnel experiment to investigate the effect of polyvinyl acetate, biochar, and bentonite on wind erosion control

2018 ◽  
Vol 65 (8) ◽  
pp. 1049-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zanyar Feizi ◽  
Shamsollah Ayoubi ◽  
Mohammad Reza Mosaddeghi ◽  
Ali Asghar Besalatpour ◽  
Mojtaba Zeraatpisheh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Polyvinyl Acetate ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Wind Tunnel Experiment ◽  
Wind Erosion Control

Windbreak Efficiency in Agricultural Landscape of the Central Europe: Multiple Approaches to Wind Erosion Control

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (5) ◽  
pp. 942-954 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zdeněk Vacek ◽  
David Řeháček ◽  
Jan Cukor ◽  
Stanislav Vacek ◽  
Tomáš Khel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Agricultural Landscape ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Wind Erosion Control

Growth Characteristics of Summer Cover Crop Grasses and their Relation to Soil Aggregate Stability and Wind Erosion Control in Arid Southwest

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-23
Author(s):  
Murali K. Darapuneni ◽  
Omololu J. Idowu ◽  
Bilgi Sarihan ◽  
David DuBois ◽  
Kulbhushan Grover ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cover Crops ◽  
Cover Crop ◽  
Wind Erosion ◽  
Aggregate Stability ◽  
Erosion Control ◽  
Soil Aggregate Stability ◽  
Irrigation Regimes ◽  
Arid Southwest ◽  
Wind Erosion Control ◽  
Better Than

HighlightsFour summer cover crops under two irrigation regimes were tested for soil wind erosion control.Soil aggregate stability and wind erosion losses were improved with plant cover in the peak summer.Sorghum sudan is a prominent summer species for wind erosion control in the arid southwest. Abstract. Cover crops can have significant impacts on minimizing soil erosion by wind, which is a common problem in the arid southwest. A study was conducted at NMSU Leyendecker Plant Science Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico, to evaluate the impacts of selected summer cover crops on soil loss during wind erosion events. Four summer grass species [Japanese millet (Echinochloa esculenta), pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), brown top millet (Urochloa ramosa (L.) Nguyen), and sorghum sudangrass (Sorghum bicolor × S. bicolor var. Sudanese)] were randomly assigned to four blocks under two irrigation regimes (full-irrigation and deficit-irrigation). Results showed significant effect of grasses on horizontal soil flux compared to control under both irrigation regimes. When comparing the grasses, sorghum sudan grass performed better than the other tested summer cover crops for soil surface protection from wind erosion with its higher ground coverage, higher plant density, taller plant height and higher amount of biomass, while brown top millet was least effective in terms of plant and erosion control characteristics (P=0.05). Pearl millet and Japanese millet performed better than brown top millet, but was as effective as sorghum sudan as barriers against the wind erosion. Therefore, sorghum sudan is a prominent cover crop for summer in the arid zones of desert southwest. Producers of this region can be significantly benefited from the current research recommendations about cover crops choices for summer season. Keywords: Arid climates, Cover cropping, Summer grasses, Wind erosion control.

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