Quantificational effect of reforestation to soil erosion in subtropical monsoon regions with acid red soil by sediment fingerprinting

• Published in: Environmental earth sciences Vol. 76; no. 1; pp. 1 - 34
• Main Authors: Huang, Changchun, Yang, Hao, Li, Yunmei, Zhang, Mingli, Lv, Heng, Zhu, A-xing, Yu, Yanhong, Luo, Yu, Huang, Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.01.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Agricultural practices; basins; Biogeosciences; carbon; China; Deforestation; Desertification; Dust storms; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Economics; Environmental Science and Engineering; Fertilizer application; forests; Geochemistry; Geographic information systems; Geology; Grasses; Hydrology/Water Resources; Intercropping; Isotopes; Logging; Metals; monsoon season; Monsoons; nitrogen content; nutrients; Organic carbon; Organic phosphorus; Original Article; phosphorus; radionuclides; Rainy season; Reforestation; Remote sensing; sand; sediment deposition; soil; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; soil sampling; Soil surfaces; surveys; Terrestrial Pollution; trees; water erosion; Watersheds; wet season; China; Metallic element; Isotope element; Fallout radionuclides; Soil conservation

Reforestation and afforestation have been implemented over large regions in China for decades, and this has significantly reduced dust storms, desertification and soil/water erosion in China. However, the quantificational evaluation of the reforestation program in China is still incomplete, especial...