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The distribution of and factors influencing the vegetation in a gully in the Dry-hot Valley of southwest China

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

DONG, Y.
Key Lab. of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chine
XIONG, D.
Key Lab. of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chine
SU, Z.
Key Lab. of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chine
LI, J.
Dept. of Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Information Technology, Chengdu, Chine
YANG, D.
Key Lab. of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chine
SHI, L.
Inst. of Tropical Eco-agricultural Sciences, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Yuanmou, Chine
LIU, G.
Key Lab. of Mountain Hazards and Earth Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, Chine


Description :
The Dry-hot Valley of the Jinsha River in southwest China is an ecologically fragile zone in which gully erosion is one of the most important environmental problems due to the high sediment yield from the gully. The aim of this study was to investigate the vegetation conditions in conjunction with the topography and the soil conditions in the gully and to analyse the distribution of vegetation in different parts of the gully. The vegetation indices, in addition to the soil conditions and topography, were measured through field investigations and the gully Digital Elevation Model (DEM). It is highlighted that the vegetation in the gully is not only impacted by the soil and the topography in the area of vegetation growth but also influenced by the runoff processes upstream of the gully heads.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2014, vol. 116, p. 60-67, nombre de pages : 8, Références bibliographiques : 27 ref.

Date :
2014

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena

Langue :
Anglais
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