Multi‐Scale Anthropogenic Driving Forces of Karst Rocky Desertification in Southwest China

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. Yan ◽  
Y. L. Cai
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Karst Rocky Desertification ◽  
Rocky Desertification ◽  
Multi Scale

scholarly journals KARST ROCKY DESERTIFICATION ANALYSIS BASED ON HISTORICAL DISP DATA TAKE TWO REGIONS FOR EXAMPLE

2020 ◽  
Vol XLII-3/W10 ◽  
pp. 871-874
Author(s):  
J. Liu ◽  
G. Q. Zhou ◽  
B. Jia ◽  
T. Yue ◽  
X. Y. Peng
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Temporal Evolution ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
The United States ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Karst Rocky Desertification ◽  
Rocky Desertification ◽  
Hydrogeological Data

Abstract. Karst rocky desertification (KRD) is used to characterize the processes that transform a karst area covered by vegetation and soil into a rocky landscape almost devoid of soil and vegetation. This situation seriously affects and threatens the living environment and standards of local people, which results in a series of social problems. In view of the importance and harmfulness of KRD, many scholars have studied the spatial and temporal evolution of KRD and its driving forces. In this paper, the Visual Interpretation Marks of Rocky Desertification in Southwest China in 1960s are constructed by using the DISP image of the United States, combined with DEM data and Hydrogeological data. The area of rocky desertification in Guangnan and Funing counties, where rocky desertification is more serious, is about 2457.729 km2. The area of rocky desertification can be used as the basic data for studying the historical changes in southwestern China by researchers.

scholarly journals Effect of karst rocky desertification on soil fungal communities in Southwest China

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
P.C. Wang ◽  
B.T. Mo ◽  
Y. Chen ◽  
Q.F. Zeng ◽  
L.B. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Fungal Communities ◽  
Karst Rocky Desertification ◽  
Rocky Desertification

scholarly journals The challenge and future of rocky desertification control in karst areas in southwest China

Solid Earth ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Y. Zhang ◽  
M. H. Dai ◽  
L. C. Wang ◽  
C. F. Zeng ◽  
W. C. Su
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Dynamic Monitoring ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Karst Rocky Desertification ◽  
Ecological Compensation ◽  
Rocky Desertification ◽  
Desertification Control

Abstract. Karst rocky desertification occurs after vegetation deteriorates as a result of intensive land use, which leads to severe water loss and soil erosion and exposes basement rocks, creating a rocky landscape. Karst rocky desertification is found in humid areas in southwest China, the region most seriously affected by rocky desertification in the world. In order to promote ecological restoration and help peasants out of poverty, the Chinese government carried out the first phase of a rocky desertification control project from 2006 to 2015, which initially contained the expansion of rocky desertification. Currently, the Chinese government is prepared to implement the second phase of the rocky desertification control project, and therefore it is essential to summarise the lessons learned over the last 10 years of the first phase. In this paper, we analyse the driving social and economic factors behind rocky desertification, summarise the scientific research on rocky desertification in the region, and finally identify the main problems facing rocky desertification control. In addition, we put forward several policy suggestions that take into account the perspective of local peasants, scientific research, and China's economic development and urbanisation process. These suggestions include promoting the non-agriculturalization of household livelihoods, improving ecological compensation, strengthening the evaluation of rocky desertification control and dynamic monitoring, and strengthening research on key ecological function recovery technologies and supporting technologies.

Relationship between karst rocky desertification and its distance to roadways in a typical karst area of Southwest China

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 295-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiyong Yang ◽  
Zhongcheng Jiang ◽  
Zulu Ma ◽  
Weiqun Luo ◽  
Yunqiu Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southwest China ◽  
Karst Area ◽  
Karst Rocky Desertification ◽  
Rocky Desertification
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