Track 2-10: Water Resources and Catchment Management in Grassland and Forage Systems
Publication Date
2013
Location
Sydney, Australia
Description
The Loess Plateau is well known for severe soil erosion and ecosystem degradation. The key issues in this region are the food security (grain), ecological security and a sustainable economy. This paper reviews a range of studies on ecological restoration, and management and the benefit at watershed scale on the Loess Plateau. This includes several successful cases and failures in soil conservation. The paper presents practical soil conservation measures and related benefit analysis, and discusses some effective methods adopted in soil erosion control, research directions and future perspectives for the Loess Plateau.
Citation
Liu, Guobin; Wu, Gaolin; Wang, Guoliang; and Mitchell, David, "Soil and Water Conservation and Integrated Management in Watershed Ecosystem of the Loess Plateau, China" (2013). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 1.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/22/2-10/1)
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Soil and Water Conservation and Integrated Management in Watershed Ecosystem of the Loess Plateau, China
Sydney, Australia
The Loess Plateau is well known for severe soil erosion and ecosystem degradation. The key issues in this region are the food security (grain), ecological security and a sustainable economy. This paper reviews a range of studies on ecological restoration, and management and the benefit at watershed scale on the Loess Plateau. This includes several successful cases and failures in soil conservation. The paper presents practical soil conservation measures and related benefit analysis, and discusses some effective methods adopted in soil erosion control, research directions and future perspectives for the Loess Plateau.
