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| Soil erosion resistance of different land uses in Loess Plateau area in Western Shanxi Province |
| RU Hao, ZHANG Jian-Jun-Ying, HUANG Meng, LIANG Wei |
| College of Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, China |
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Abstract In order to evaluate the effect of vegetation on soil erosion resistance, the study was conducted in Caijiachuan watershed in western Shanxi Province. Using artificial eroding experiment in field, sediment yield of surface runoff was set as a measurement index to investigate the erosion resistance of different land uses in Loess Plateau area, including Robinia pseudoacacia forest stand, Pinus tabulaeformis forest stand, secondary forest stand, grassland, farmland and soil road. In this paper, the relationship between grass, litter, roots and soil erosion resistance was discussed. The soil erosion resistance of different land types was ranked in decreasing
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Received: 11 November 2011
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