Regional differences in gully network connectivity based on graph theory:a case study on the Loess Plateau,China

Material exchange frequently occurs in gullies,and thus the relationship between a gullynetwork structure and sediment transport potential has attracted considerable interest.However,previous researches ignored the difficulty of material transport from sources to sinks,and did not quantify the connectivity of a network structure.In this study,we used a graph model structure to model gully networks of six typical sample areas in the Loess Plateau of China and quantified gully network connectivity using four indexes:average node strength,accessibility from sources to sinks,potential flow,and network structural connectivity index.Results show that:(1)Reflected by different quantitative indexes,the trends of gully network connectivity in different regions are similar.From north to south,the connectivity of a sample area first increases and then decreases.(2)The more mature gullies have stronger network connectivity.Small resistance is conducive to material transport in the gullies.(3)The node connectivity index of the gully network shows a significant aggregation distribution in space,and node connectivity on the main channel is often stronger than that on the branch trench.These results not only deepen the understanding of the process and mechanism of loess gully geomorphic development and evolution but also provide a reference for geomorphic studies.

Land-use changes in the small watershed of the Loess Plateau,hilly-gully region, China

As more and more farmland is converted to forestry, the need for effective decision support regarding the use of land in the fragile ecological environment of the Loess Plateau hilly-gully area. The Luoyugou watershed was chosen as the study area to calculate the single dynamic degree, integrated dynamic degree, and change indexes of land use, as well as the land-use type transition matrix. This was done by interpreting the TM and SPOT images of the Luoyugou watershed in 1986, 1995, and2004 and making statistical analysis. The results of ou statistical analysis show that the conversion of slope farm land to terrace and forest land plays a dominant role in land-use changes in the Luoyugou watershed from 1986 to2004. The land-use changes are mainly driven by popula tion growth, socio-economic development, consume spending, and investment in forest ecology.

Dynamic Land Use /Cover Change and Analysis of Landscape Pattern in the Hilly and Gully Region of Loess Plateau: A Case Study of Pengyang County in Southern Ningxia

The quantitative evaluation on land use /cover change as well as its influence on landscape pattern under the background of returning grain plots to forestry is significant to the sustainable utilization of land resources and ecological environment reconstruction in the southern Ningxia.Based on multi-temporal remote sensing data from four periods of Landsat TM /ETM,and combination of ecological quantity analytical method with GIS,the change of land use /cover and landscape pattern in Pengyang County of Ningxia Province were analyzed.The conclusions showed that the amount of each land use type was changed with different degrees,the area of forest /grass land increased,while farmland and unused land decreased.The change of landscape pattern was characterized as that the degree of landscape fragmentation,mixed distribution of patches,diversity index and evenness index increased gradually and then decreased,the connectivity between patches decreased gradually and then increased,and landscape shape presented irregular.

Study on the Climate Changes Characteristics in the Hilly Region of the Loess Plateau and Its Influence on Agricultural Production

[Objective] The aim was to study the climate changes characteristics in the hilly region of the loess plateau and its influence on agricultural production.[Method] Taking Yan’an City as an example,and by dint of temperature and precipitation in nine meteorological stations from 1957 to 2007 and accumulated anomaly curve,linear regression and relevant analysis,the climate changes characteristics in 51 years in Yan’an were expounded.The climate changes in the hilly region of the loess plateau were studied and its influences on agricultural production were concluded.[Result] The characteristics of climate changes in the hilly region were as follow:high temperature in winter and warm winter trend was clearly;the temperature in spring enhanced fast and the drought disaster was increasing worse;rainy days occurred now and then in autumn.The climate changes had different levels of influences on agricultural production in Yan’an City.Because of rising temperature in winter,facility agriculture was vigorously developed and the apple range expanded;in the meantime,because of rising temperature in spring,drought was worsen and sowing in spring can not proceed;constant rain in autumn damaged the quality of date.[Conclusion] The study provided theoretical basis for the regional agricultural production and agricultural structure adjustment.

A comparison between different ecological de-farming modes in the loess hilly-gully region in China

The eco-environmental restoration has been a chief task of the western development strategies carried out by the central and local governments of China since the late 1990s, and the ecological de-farming has been regarded as a powerful measure for the ecological restoration in the Loess Plateau and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. "Relieving and de-farming" (RD) and "rebuilding terrace and de-farming" (RTD) are two more mature ones among various de-farming modes. Taking the loess hilly-gully region as a case, this paper summarized the basic characteristics of RD and RTD modes, calculated the sizes of de-farming slope farmland, rebuilt terraces, enlarged garden plots and restored vegetation, and compared the differences of two modes in terms of de-farming area, ecological reestablishment index, investment demand amount and benefits. The results showed that RTD mode has many advantages, including suitable investment, sufficient grain supply and great benefits, and will be the best ecological reestablishment mode in the loess hilly-gully region, and RD mode which is being carried out in this region should be replaced by RTD mode as soon as possible.

Characteristics of Soil Respiration of Terraces and Slope Farmland in Loess Hilly and Gully Regions

Soil CO_2 emissions of terraces and slope farmland in loess hilly and gully regions were measured by using Infra Red Gas Analysis(IRGA),and the diurnal variation characteristics of soil respiration rate in different slope positions of terraces and slope farmland were analyzed.The results show that the diurnal variation curves of soil respiration rate of terraces and slope farmland in loess hilly and gully regions had a single peak.The soil respiration rate of terraces reached the peak during 13:00-15:00,while the soil respiration rate of slope farmland reached the peak from 11:00 to13:00,and it was the lowest at next 07:00.The daily average of soil respiration rate in slope farmland was 0.86μmol/(m^2·s),accounting for 93.48% of that of terraces.The daily average of soil respiration rate in different slope positions of terraces and slope farmland is shown as follows:the bottom of the slope>the middle of the slope>the top of the slope.At the top of the slope,the daily averages of soil respiration rate in terraces and slope farmland were the same;at the middle and bottom of the slope,the daily average of soil respiration rate in terraces was larger than that of slope farmland.

Eco-environment Restoration and Regional Differentiation Characteristics Based on “Building Terrace and Returning Slope Farmland to Forests and Grass”

Based on the scientific and technological achievements in the past decade in the Loess Hilly-gully Region and the successful demonstration experience in Yan'an Yangou watershed, we summarize the characteristics of eco-environment restoration pattern based on "building terrace and returning slope farmland to forests and grass". According to the data on land use, slope farmland and the agricultural population in 1999, we calculate the area of new terrace that needs to be built, the area of garden plot that needs to be extended, vegetation restoration area and investment demand in counties (cities, districts). Establishing and using some indicators, such as basic farmland extension indicator, garden plot extension indicator, vegetation restoration index and investment demand density, we conduct type classification and analysis of regional differentiation characteristics in 55 counties (cities, districts). The results show that in the Loess Hilly-gully Region, 691 600 hm2 of new terrace needs to be built, 792 000 hm2 of economic forests and orchards need to be extended, 5 410 200 hm2 of vegetation needs to be restored, and the total investment demand is 15.82 billion yuan; in terms of geographical distribution, obviously there are two key areas for eco-environment restoration (one is located in the border area between northern Shaanxi and northwestern Shanxi, and the other is located in the eastern Gansu and southern Ningxia area); the classified regional guidance policies should be formulated as soon as possible, and the limited funds should be concentrated in the key areas.

Spatial distribution and influencing factors of Surface Nibble Degree index in the severe gully erosion region of China’s Loess Plateau

In China’s Loess Plateau severe gully erosion(LPGE)region,the shoulder-line is the most intuitive and unique manifestation of the loess landform,which divides a landform into positive and negative terrains(PNTs).The spatial combination model of PNTs is of great significance for revealing the evolution of the loess landform.This study modeled and proposed the Surface Nibble Degree(SND),which is a new index that reflects the comparison of the areas of PNTs.Based on 5 m DEMs and matched high-resolution remote sensing images,the PNTs of 164 complete watersheds in the LPGE were extracted accurately,and the SND index was calculated.The spatial distribution trend of SND was discussed,and the relationship between SND and the factors that affect the evolution mechanism of regional landform was explored further.Results show that:(1)The SND can be calculated formally.It can quantify the development of the loess landform well.(2)The SND of the LPGE has evident spatial differentiation that increases from southwest to northeast.High values appear in Shenmu of Shaanxi,Shilou of Shanxi,and northern Yanhe River,whereas the low values are mainly distributed in the southern loess tableland and the inclined elongated ridge area of Pingliang in Gansu and Guyuan in Ningxia.(3)In the Wuding River and Yanhe River,the SND decreases with the increase in flow length(FL).In the North-Luohe River and Jinghe River,the SND increases with FL.(4)SND is significantly correlated with gully density and sediment modulus and moderately correlated with hypsometric integral.As for the mechanism factors analysis,the relationship between loess thickness and SND is not obvious,but SND increased first and then decreased with the increase of precipitation and vegetation in each geographical division,and we found that the land use type of low coverage grassland has greater erosion potential.

Geodetection analysis of the driving forces and mechanisms of erosion in the hilly-gully region of northern Shaanxi Province

This paper analyzes the spatial variation in soil erosion in the loess hilly-gully region of northern Shaanxi Province, China. It sums up existing research, describes the factors that drive soil erosion, and uses geodetection to investigate the factors individually and in pairs.Our results show that soil erosion in the loess hilly-gully region of northern Shaanxi is mainly hydraulic erosion. There are significant spatial differences in the severity of soil erosion in the region. Generally, it is more severe in the north and west and less severe in the south and east. Individual factor detection results show that the major risk factors affecting soil erosion are human population distribution, precipitation, land-use type, elevation, and soil type. Interactive detection results show that interacting factors play much bigger roles in soil erosion than do individual factors. Based on forced detection results from different periods of time, we can see that forest and grass coverage, urbanization, and economic development in the study area all clearly inhibit soil erosion.

Critical slope gradient for compulsory abandonment of farmland on the hilly Loess Plateau

Scientific evidence for the upper limit of farmland is proposed. Shallow gully erosion is one of erosion types distributed extensively on sloping farmland in the hilly regions of the Loess Plateau. Field observation and aerial photos interpretation, as well as laboratory experiments show that the shallow gully erosion occurring on the steeper farmland in the hilly regions of the Loess Plateau is an important factor leading to intensive erosion on slope, because of its extensive distribution and intensive runoff collection. The data on the formation, development and distribution of shallow gullies on sloping farmland indicate that critical slope gradient for shallow gully initiation ranges from 15 to 20 degrees with an average of 18.2 degrees. Therefore, it is suggested that critical slope gradient for compulsory abandonment of farmland on the hilly Loess Plateau should be kept within the critical slope gradient for shallow gully initiation to prevent shallow gully formation in order to control soil loss more effectively. But as the first step, the cultivation on the slopes with slope larger than 25 degrees where the maximum erosion occurs should be strictly forbidden.

罗玉沟流域水沙变化趋势及影响因素

[目的]探讨小流域水沙变化趋势及影响因素,为黄土高原丘陵沟壑区水土流失治理和水土保持措施布设提供参考依据。[方法]采取Spearman秩次相关检验方法、累积距平法和双累积曲线法等对黄土丘陵沟壑区罗玉沟流域1986—2016年降水量、径流量和输沙量变化趋势和演变过程进行分析。[结果](1) 1986—2016年罗玉沟流域年降水量趋势性变化不显著;流域年径流量和年输沙量变化具有明显的阶段性,以1993年为界,年径流量和年输沙量呈显著降低趋势。(2)降水和水土保持措施影响罗玉沟流域年径流量和输沙量,不同降水水平年,降水和水土保持措施对流域水沙变化的影响不同,水土保持措施使流域枯水年份径流量和输沙量减少最为显著。(3)水土保持措施对年径流量和年输沙量的减少贡献率分别为83.50%和80.97%。[结论]降水量变化不显著的情况下,水土保持措施对罗玉沟流域年径流量和年输沙量的减少起主导作用,水土保持综合治理对枯水年径流量和输沙量的影响幅度最大。

黄土高原河谷城镇“川—沟”融合单元发展路径研究

通过分析黄土高原河谷城镇独特的城乡关系与发展困境,认为川道与次沟空间结构一体化、功能结构差异化发展是振兴黄土高原丘陵沟壑区的重要突破口,由此提出“川—沟”融合单元的概念内涵与划定方法。以榆林市绥德县为例,打破镇域行政边界和小流域镇村体系,基于川道城镇和次沟乡镇的空间关联关系划定10个融合单元,并从用地形态结构、产业经济地理、服务设施配置等方面对融合单元的空间构型、功能类型和服务水平进行剖析,探讨川道与次沟协同视角下以融合单元为抓手推动黄土高原河谷城镇高效发展和管控治理的新路径。

北洛河上游流域植被覆盖度时空变化及其地形分异特征

[目的]揭示退耕还林还草工程实施前后黄土丘陵沟壑区流域植被恢复过程,阐明流域植被恢复的地形分异效应,进而为黄土丘陵沟壑区制定适宜的流域生态建设和保护对策提供科技支撑。[方法]基于北洛河上游流域1990—2019年4期Landsat影像及数字高程模型数据,利用像元二分模型结合GIS技术,开展了退耕还林还草工程实施前后该流域植被覆盖度变化地形分异特征研究。[结果](1)流域植被覆盖度在空间上呈现东南高、西北低的分异特征。1990—2019年流域年均植被覆盖度呈持续上升趋势,在退耕还林还草工程实施以后高等级植被覆盖度面积占比大幅提升,1990年、2000年、2010年、2019年高等级植被覆盖度面积占比分别为0.97%,6.96%,42.17%,64.18%。(2)在工程实施的各个时期,流域植被覆盖总体持续改善,但西北局部地区植被退化。研究期间,流域植被覆盖度结构改善明显,中高及高植被覆盖度面积以转入为主,中低及低植被覆盖度面积以转出为主。(3)流域植被覆盖度在地形上存在明显分异特征,植被覆盖度随高程的增加呈减小趋势,植被覆盖度与坡度呈正相关,坡度越陡,植被覆盖度越大,植被覆盖度随坡向遵循阴坡>半阴坡>平地>半阳坡>阳坡的分布规律。[结论]实施退耕还林还草工程对增加北洛河上游流域植被覆盖度起到了关键作用,但部分区域植被退化严重,未来该流域应重点关注城市空间扩展以及气候变化对植被建设的影响,以应对环境演变下植被生态系统可持续发展面临的挑战。

黄土丘陵沟壑区村庄生态系统服务对人类福祉的影响机理——以陕西省米脂县为例

[目的]在生态脆弱区,探究村庄生态系统服务对人类福祉的影响机理,为推动区域可持续发展提供参考。[方法]以黄土丘陵沟壑区陕西省米脂县为例,基于生物物理指标、人类需求理论分别评估村庄服务与福祉,分析了两者的空间分布。基于结构方程模型揭示了村庄禀赋视角下村庄服务对福祉的影响机理。[结果](1)作物和肉类空间分布相近,水果供给呈集中分布;高土壤保持村庄分布于南部丘陵,水源涵养和生境质量均西部高于东部;景观美学东部高于西部,高休闲娱乐村庄集中于城镇区。(2)村庄各需求、福祉空间分布差异较大。高福祉村庄包括川道村、多数乡镇中心村、乡村振兴示范村;低福祉村庄主要位于东西部丘陵,需政府重点关注。(3)村庄服务对福祉产生正向影响,作物、肉类、水源涵养是影响村庄福祉的关键服务。村庄禀赋对服务、福祉产生正向影响,且村庄禀赋通过提高村庄ES间接改善村庄福祉水平。高程是关键的自然禀赋,非文盲率和老龄化率是关键的社会禀赋;距县城距离是关键的区位禀赋。[结论]村庄服务与福祉空间差异明显,禀赋—服务—福祉的影响路径显著。依据空间差异与路径差异施策,是提升生态系统服务福祉贡献的要求。

黄土丘陵沟壑区梯田的碳汇作用及其变化特征

[目的]定量分析和探讨梯田碳汇作用与其特征,为明确梯田的碳汇作用、巩固和提升生态系统碳汇能力、研编梯田碳汇方法学等提供科学参考。[方法]选取黄土丘陵沟壑区的陕西省吴起县1~7 a(T_(5)),8~12 a(T_(10)),13~17 a(T_(15)),18~22 a(T_(20)),23~27 a(T_(25))这5个年份区间的梯田作为研究对象,以未实施水土保持措施的坡耕地为对照,研究不同年份梯田保碳、减排、增汇等能力与其变化规律。[结果]①坡耕地修建为梯田后可发挥保碳、减排、增汇等碳汇作用,梯田年均保碳量、减排量、增汇量(0-100 cm)分别为0.26,0.05,1.36 t/(hm^(2)·a)。②梯田各土层均发挥了一定的增汇效益,表层土壤(0-40 cm)和深层土壤(40-100 cm)增汇效益分别占0-100 cm整个土层的61.50%和38.50%。③随着运行年份的增加,梯田表层土壤增汇效益显著增加,深层土壤的增汇效益稍有提升但总体上保持平稳。表层土壤增汇率从T_(5)的16.30%提升至T_(25)的51.34%,深层土壤从T_(5)的14.00%提升至T_(25)的23.66%。[结论]黄土丘陵沟壑区梯田发挥着良好的保土保碳、减蚀减排和土壤增汇等碳汇作用。在修建27 a内,梯田增汇作用的比例最大,且表层土壤增汇更为显著;随着运行年份增加,梯田保碳作用的比例将逐渐增大。

2005-2019年陕西长武农田生态系统国家野外科学观测研究站气象数据集

陕西长武农田生态系统国家野外科学观测研究站(长武站)所在区域代表了黄土高塬沟壑区的典型农田,在研究站内设置气象自动观测系统对气象要素进行长期定位观测,对该区气候变化背景下农田生态系统水、土、气、生过程研究具有重要意义。本数据集对2005–2019年长武站的原始气象数据进行处理、质量控制和评估,对大气温度、相对湿度、降水量、大气压、总辐射、反射辐射、紫外辐射、净辐射、光合有效辐射、日照时数和各土层土壤温度(0 cm、5 cm、10 cm、15 cm、20 cm、40 cm、60 cm和100 cm)18项气象观测指标,以180条月尺度和15条年尺度的格式进行信息公开,以期为黄土高原沟壑区农业生态研究、天气灾害预警和气候生产潜力模拟等提供基础数据支撑。

多源土地利用产品在黄土丘陵沟壑区的精度评估

[目的]为评估多源土地利用产品在黄土丘陵沟壑区的精度。[方法]以黄河二级支流关川河流域为例,基于高精度GCLUCC土地利用数据,从空间分布、面积特征、样本点精度和空间一致性4个方面评估空间分辨率为10,30 m的6种土地利用产品(WorldCover 10 m、ESRI 10 m、GLC_FCS30-2020、GlobleLand30、CNLUCC和CLCD)的准确性。GCLUCC数据是基于GF-2(0.8 m)、DEM(5 m)、野外采样点(6400个)和Google Earth样本点(2320个),采用面向对象法和人工目视解译,空间分辨率为1 m,整体精度超过95%。[结果](1)分类特征方面,多数产品能提取主要土地类别,但提取效率和准确度存在明显差异,特别是在耕地、林地和建设用地等地类的空间分布上。(2)面积一致性上,各产品与GCLUCC在不同地类的面积上存在显著差异。部分产品的草地面积是GCLUCC的2倍以上,而林地和水域面积仅占GCLUCC的0.13%~12.11%和1.41%~11.27%。(3)整体精度方面,GlobleLand30和WorldCover 10 m展现较高精度,空间图谱精度分别达到58.21%和50.19%。而CLCD和CNLUCC的准确性相对较低,其中,林地与草地、耕地与草地及建设用地与耕地间的分类混淆严重。(4)所有产品与实际地表间的空间误差显著,尤其在对乔木、灌木、裸地和水体分类上面临挑战。[结论]当前土地利用产品在黄土丘陵沟壑区精确表征地表覆盖特征方面存在挑战。未来的产品开发应更多地考虑地形和地理特征,并加强对特定土地利用类型的识别。研究结果可为黄土高原生态保护和地表信息获取提供理论参考。

人类活动对延河流域生态地质环境承载力影响研究

目的为探究治沟造地和平山造城重大工程对延河流域生态地质环境承载力(ecogeological environment carrying capacity,EGCC)的影响,方法利用分形理论和信息量模型构建研究区EGCC评价模型,揭示延河流域环境承载力时空模式及流转态势,构建人类活动强度指数,采用最小二乘法和皮尔逊相关系数探讨人类活动与EGCC之间的关系。结果结果表明:延河流域1990—2018年EGCC整体状况明显改善,平均值从−0.299上升至−0.197;EGCC分布多年来呈“中部最高,东南次之,西北最低”格局;人类活动强度从1990年成片分布逐渐发展到2018年“单核辐射”分布,高强度区主要分布在延河流域中部;人类活动强度与EGCC相关度较高,一定范围内呈正向促进关系;受平山造城工程活动影响,2010—2018年高水平和较高水平承载力面积分别增加了1.610,3.164 km2;EGCC变化趋势因治沟造地工程所处乡、镇地理位置和发展侧重不同而存在差异。结论人类活动与生态地质环境承载力呈较强的正相关关系,治沟造地和平山造城工程对EGCC具有一定积极影响。

黄土高原丘陵沟壑区玉米新品种引种比较综合评价

通过研究不同玉米品种在黄土高原丘陵沟壑区的稳产性及丰产性,以期为该区玉米新品种的筛选及推广提供科学依据。以引进10个玉米品种为试材,对参试各玉米品种的农艺性状、产量及产量特征等指标进行综合分析评价。结果表明,强盛399、伊丹131、金穗1915折合产量高,分别为11850.1、11605.0、11411.9 kg/hm2,较对照品种金穗702分别增产14.54%、12.17%、10.30%;并单39、丰田101、敦玉9号折合产量较低,分别较对照品种金穗702减产3.76%、10.86%、30.76%。利用综合评价法对参试玉米品种进行综合评价并结合产量结果表明,强盛399、金穗306、伊丹131、金穗702表现出良好的丰产性与稳产性,同时表现出静态稳定性高、品质优异、生态适应性强的特点,是适用于黄土高原丘陵沟壑区种植的玉米新品种,建议予以推广。金穗1915、FT806、强盛388综合评价居中,建议继续引种观察。敦玉9号、丰田101、并单39号综合评价较差,建议淘汰。

黄土丘陵沟壑区典型小流域沟道类型和坡面组成对重力侵蚀的影响

重力侵蚀是黄土丘陵沟壑区小流域发生水土流失和地质灾害的重要原因之一,但对其存在和发生环境的研究仍不充分。为探究沟道形态和坡面组成对重力侵蚀的影响,基于无人机摄影测量、遥感解译、现场调查等方法,系统研究山西省吕梁市王家沟流域内78处滑坡、26处崩塌和108处泻溜的空间分布、侵蚀数量特征及与沟坡的关系。结果表明:1)沟道类型影响重力侵蚀危害程度。沟道分类有助于识别重力侵蚀活跃区域,冲沟和干沟的重力侵蚀量及面积分别占研究区总量的88.5%和81.4%。2)重力侵蚀与沟道坡度存在紧密关系,在不同类型沟道中的表现差异显著。坡度30°~60°区域分别是切沟和冲沟中重力侵蚀最严重区域,发生率约是其他区域的2.57倍和1.19倍;干沟和河沟的重力侵蚀主要发生在坡度0~30°区域。3)坡面组成方式对重力侵蚀危害程度和发生类型存在显著影响,土壤类型及其空间分布特征是重要影响因素。该研究可为黄土丘陵沟壑区重力侵蚀精准防治提供理论依据。