Analysis of spatial-temporal variation of the saline-sodic soil in the west of Jilin Province from 1989 to 2019 and influencing factors

• Published in: Catena (Giessen) Vol. 217; p. 106492
• Main Authors: Li, Xiaojie, Li, Yingye, Wang, Bin, Sun, Yishan, Cui, Geng, Liang, Zhengwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2022
• Subjects: agricultural development; catenas; China; cropland; Government policy; grasslands; humans; Influencing factors; land degradation; Land use conversion; Landsat; remote sensing; saline sodic soils; saline soils; Saline-sodic soil; soil electrical conductivity; soil salinity; soil salinization; Spatio-temporal variation; China; Land use conversion; Influencing factors; Saline-sodic soil; Government policy; Spatio-temporal variation

•Soil salinization in the west of Jilin province for a long term was monitored.•Meteorological conditions are the most relevant and important factors in soil salinization.•The implementation of government policies reversed the saline soil expansion.•Salinized soil was mainly converted to grassland a...