Land-use changes driven by ‘Grain for Green’ program reduced carbon loss induced by soil erosion on the Loess Plateau of China

• Published in: Global and planetary change Vol. 177; pp. 101 - 115
• Main Authors: Deng, Lei, Kim, Dong-Gill, Li, Miaoyu, Huang, Chunbo, Liu, Qiuyu, Cheng, Min, Shangguan, Zhouping, Peng, Changhui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2019
• Subjects: atmospheric precipitation; carbon; carbon sinks; China; Ecological restoration; ecosystem services; forests; grasslands; land degradation; Land-use change; landscapes; meta-analysis; Organic carbon loss; porosity; rain intensity; Runoff; Sediment; sediments; shrubs; soil; soil erosion; terrestrial ecosystems; China; Ecological restoration; Sediment; Runoff; Organic carbon loss; Land-use change

Vegetation restoration on degraded lands has been encouraged worldwide due to its ecological services and function of controlling soil erosion and improving carbon (C) stocks in terrestrial ecosystems. Although the processes of runoff and sediment detachment and transport are well recognized, the ef...