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Geoscience ›› 2025, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (02): 478-494.DOI: 10.19657/j.geoscience.1000-8527.2025.025

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Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Drivers of Soil Erosion in the Mountainous Areas of South Anhui from 1990 to 2020

XIAO Yuexin1,2,3,4(), SUN Zelong1,3(), MIN Yingzi1,3, YANG Pengzhi1,3, TIAN Zhaofei1,3, CHENG Ming1, LAN Jianmei2   

  1. 1. Changsha General Survey of Natural Resources Center,China Geological Survey,Changsha, Hunan 410600, China
    2. Technology Innovation Center for Ecological Conservation and Restoration in Dongting Lake Basin Ministry of Natural Resources, Changsha, Hunan 410007, China
    3. Huangshan Observation and Research Station for Land-water Resources, Huangshan, Anhui 245000, China
    4. Key Laboratory of Natural Resource Coupling Process and Effects,Ministry of Natural Resources, Beijing 100055, China
  • Online:2025-04-10 Published:2025-05-08
  • Contact: SUN Zelong

Abstract:

Based on GIS technology and CSLE model, this paper quantitatively evaluated the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of soil erosion in the study area in 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2020, and focused on the relationship between soil erosion and land use, slope and altitude.The results showed that the amount of soil erosion in the study area in the four phases from 1990 to 2020 was 57.19 million t, 48.93 million t, 66.69 million t and 65.65 million t respectively, and the average soil erosion modulus was 1336 t/(km2·a), 1,143 t/(km2·a), 1,558 t/(km2·a)and 1,558 t/(km2·a), respectively.The degree of soil erosion was mainly slight and mild, and the overall spatial distribution was low in the north and high in the south.The mountainous areas of Chizhou, Huangshan and Xuancheng were the key areas for soil erosion prevention and control.The spatial distribution of soil erosion was closely related to land use, slope and altitude, and the degree of soil erosion in woodland was higher than that in cultivated land, which was related to the distribution degree of land use patterns.Soil erosion modulus increased with the increase of slope and altitude, and the soil erosion was the largest in the area with slope of 25-35, with an annual average of 9,609,200 t, accounting for 32.79%, and the largest in the area with altitude of 200-500 m, with an annual average of 13,067,500 t, accounting for 39.24%.Therefore, it is necessary to further strengthen the ecological restoration and soil and water conservation in these areas in the future.The results of this study can provide scientific basis for comprehensive control of soil erosion in mountainous areas of Southern Anhui.

Key words: CSLE model, soil erosion, land use, mountainous area of South Anhui

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