[1]MEI Jiaming,LIU Yang,YUE Pengyun,et al.Effects of Landscape Pattern Change on Sediment Tranport in the Xunhe River Basin[J].Research of Soil and Water Conservation,2020,27(03):45-50,56.
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Research of Soil and Water Conservation[ISSN 1005-3409/CN 61-1272/P] Volume:
27
Number of periods:
2020 03
Page number:
45-50,56
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目次
Public date:
2020-04-20
- Title:
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Effects of Landscape Pattern Change on Sediment Tranport in the Xunhe River Basin
- Author(s):
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MEI Jiaming1,2,3, LIU Yang3,4, YUE Pengyun3,4, LI Dong1,2,3, JIANG Qinghu3, LIU Feng3
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(1.Research Center for Ecology and Environment of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China; 2.College of Science, Tibet University, Lhasa 850000, China; 3.Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academic of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China; 4.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China)
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- Keywords:
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soil erosion; landscape pattern; SWAT model; vegetation restoration; Xunhe River Basin
- CLC:
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P333; S157
- DOI:
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- Abstract:
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Landscape pattern change in a watershed is an important factor controlling sediment transportation of a river system. The Xunhe River, a major tributary of the Han River, was chosen as the study site. 12 typical watersheds in the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Xunhe River were selected to simulate and analyze the sediment transportation in each tributary using SWAT model. We interpreted remote sensing images from 1995 and 2015 to obtain land cover and calculate the landscape indices. The relationship between landscape pattern change and sediment transportation was examined. SWAT model performed well in simulating sediment transportation. The coefficients of determination(R2)in calibration and validation periods were both greater than 0.75. The Nash-Sutteliffe indices(Ens)were between 0.74 and 0.85. Forest and agricultural land were the two major land cover types in the Xunhe River watershed. Due to forestation and the conversion of agricultural lands into forests and grasslands, the landscape in 2015 had a significantly higher dominant degree, connection among landscape classes was stronger, distribution of patches was more concentrated than that in 1995. The landscape pattern was evolved to be more simplified, resulting in the significant reduction in river sediment transportation. The DIVISION of the landscape level and the PD5 of the class level for water were the two indices that contributed the most to sediment transportation. In addition, the class level indices performed better in explaining sediment transportation than the landscape level indices. This study can provide the scientific basis for soil erosion control and mitigation in the Xunhe River area.