Effects of soil conservation practices on soil erosion and the size selectivity of eroded sediment on cultivated slopes

• Published in: Journal of mountain science Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 1222 - 1234
• Main Authors: Xu, Lu, Zhang, Dan, Proshad, Ram, Chen, Yu-lan, Huang, Tian-fang, Ugurlu, Aysenur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01.05.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aggregates; Annual runoff; Clay; Conservation practices; Conservation tillage; Contours; Depletion; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecology; Environment; Erosion mechanisms; Geography; Information processing; Mulching; Original Article; Particle size; Particle size distribution; Rain; Rainfall; Ratios; Runoff; Sand; Sediment; Sediment yield; Sediments; Selectivity; Silt; Size distribution; Soil conservation; Soil erosion; Tillage; Soil particle size distribution; Enrichment ratio; Purple soil; Runoff and sediment yield; Natural rainfall

Soil conservation practices can greatly affect the soil erosion process, but limited information is available about its influence on the particle size distribution (PSD) of eroded sediment, especially under natural rainfall. In this study, the runoff, sediment yields, and effective/ultimate PSD were...