[1]WU Xiao-xia,GU Zhu-jun.Influence of Time Scale on the Quantitative Study of Soil and Water Conservation in Grassland[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2014,21(05):59-65.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
21
Number of periods:
2014 05
Page number:
59-65
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Public date:
2014-10-28
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Influence of Time Scale on the Quantitative Study of Soil and Water Conservation in Grassland
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WU Xiao-xia, GU Zhu-jun
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School of Bio-chemical and Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China
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- Keywords:
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time scale; leaf area index; water conservation effect; soil conservation effect
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S157.1
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
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Quantitative analysis of time scale effects on vegetation soil and water conservation favors further understanding the conservation mechanism. Based on the observation data of the grass covered soil and bare soil (control) experimental plots located in Hetian Town, Changting County of Fujian Province from 2007 to 2010, characteristics of 4 parameters(rainfall, vegetation, RE and SE) were analyzed at rainfall event, month, season, and annual scale, respectively, and then the linear regression models were established to describe the relationships between RE(SE) and its influencing factors of rainfall and vegetation. RE(SE) means the ratio of runoff depth (soil loss) of grass covered plot to that of the control plot. Results show that these 4 parameters presented different magnitude and variation at different time scales. RE and SE were relatively stable either within or among different time scales due to their ratios reducing the influence of other factors. The coupling of rainfall and vegetation led to better water conservation effect at lower REs (< 0.3) at rainfall event scale as well as at season scale, while the water conservation effect was dominated by rainfall at slightly higher(0.3~0.4)and higher(> 0.7)REs at rainfall event scale as well as at annual scale (R2 > 0.78). For the soil conservation effect, rainfall or/and vegetation were the dominated influence factors at rainfall event and annual scales, and the grass LAI could basically present the positive conservation effect(SE < 1, R2 > 0.55), while the maximum 30 min intensity (I30) could describe the negative conservation effect more accurately(SE > 1, R2 > 0.79). More uncertainties(R2 ≈0.4) exist in the models of both RE and SE at two moderate time scales (month and season). Consequently, factors influencing soil and water conservation effect of grass present different variation and coupling characteristics at different time scales, indicating the importance of time scale in terms of the study on soil and water conservation.