As the water source of central route of China's south-to-north water diversion project,the Danjiang River Basin shoulders a major historical mission.Therefore,it is imperative to perform ecological restoration for...As the water source of central route of China's south-to-north water diversion project,the Danjiang River Basin shoulders a major historical mission.Therefore,it is imperative to perform ecological restoration for control of water and soil loss and improvement of the ecological environment.In this paper,based on the current status of research on ecological restoration at home and abroad,the layout principles of ecological restoration and functional traits of plants were analyzed.Afterwards,the principles and methods of plant selection in ecological restoration engineering were determined,and the ecological allocation plan of plants in ecological restoration for soil and water conservation in the Danjiang River Basin was proposed according to the specific conditions of the Danjiang River Basin.It provides reference for the ecological restoration and the sustainable development of the ecological environment in the Danjiang River Basin,and can also be used in other similar projects.展开更多
Landslides are widespread geomorphological phenomena with complex mechanisms that have caused extensive causalities and property damage worldwide.The scale and frequency of landslides are presently increasing owing to...Landslides are widespread geomorphological phenomena with complex mechanisms that have caused extensive causalities and property damage worldwide.The scale and frequency of landslides are presently increasing owing to the warming effects of climate change,which further increases the associated safety risks.In this study,the relationship between historical landslides and environmental variables in the Hanjiang River Basin was determined and an optimized model was used to constrain the relative contribution of variables and best spatial response curve.The optimal MaxEnt model was used to predict the current distribution of landslides and influence of future rainfall changes on the landslide susceptibility.The results indicate that environmental variables in the study area statistically correlate with landslide events over the past 20 years.The MaxEnt model evaluation was applied to landslide hazards in the Hanjiang River Basin based on current climate change scenarios.The results indicate that 25.9%of the study area is classified as a high-risk area.The main environmental variables that affect the distribution of landslides include altitude,slope,normalized difference vegetation index,annual precipitation,distance from rivers,and distance from roads,with a cumulative contribution rate of approximately 90%.The annual rainfall in the Hanjiang River Basin will continue to increase under future climate warming scenarios.Increased rainfall will further increase the extent of high-and medium-risk areas in the basin,especially when following the RCP8.5 climate prediction,which is expected to increase the high-risk area by 10.7%by 2070.Furthermore,high landslide risk areas in the basin will migrate to high-altitude areas in the future,which poses new challenges for the prevention and control of landslide risks.This study demonstrates the usefulness of the MaxEnt model as a tool for landslide susceptibility prediction in the Hanjiang River Basin caused by global warming and yields robust prediction results.This approach therefore provides an important reference for river basin management and disaster reduction and prevention.The study on landslide risks also supports the hypothesis that global climate change will further enhance the frequency and intensity of landslide activity throughout the course of the 21st Century.展开更多
基金Supported by the Basic Operation Guarantee Foundation for the Connotation Development of Universities(2016JB001)Science and Technology Planning Project of Shangluo City(SK2015-33)
文摘As the water source of central route of China's south-to-north water diversion project,the Danjiang River Basin shoulders a major historical mission.Therefore,it is imperative to perform ecological restoration for control of water and soil loss and improvement of the ecological environment.In this paper,based on the current status of research on ecological restoration at home and abroad,the layout principles of ecological restoration and functional traits of plants were analyzed.Afterwards,the principles and methods of plant selection in ecological restoration engineering were determined,and the ecological allocation plan of plants in ecological restoration for soil and water conservation in the Danjiang River Basin was proposed according to the specific conditions of the Danjiang River Basin.It provides reference for the ecological restoration and the sustainable development of the ecological environment in the Danjiang River Basin,and can also be used in other similar projects.
基金funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)National Foundation of Forestry Science and Technology Popularization(No.[2015]17)Major Fund for Natural Science of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(No.15KJA220004).
文摘Landslides are widespread geomorphological phenomena with complex mechanisms that have caused extensive causalities and property damage worldwide.The scale and frequency of landslides are presently increasing owing to the warming effects of climate change,which further increases the associated safety risks.In this study,the relationship between historical landslides and environmental variables in the Hanjiang River Basin was determined and an optimized model was used to constrain the relative contribution of variables and best spatial response curve.The optimal MaxEnt model was used to predict the current distribution of landslides and influence of future rainfall changes on the landslide susceptibility.The results indicate that environmental variables in the study area statistically correlate with landslide events over the past 20 years.The MaxEnt model evaluation was applied to landslide hazards in the Hanjiang River Basin based on current climate change scenarios.The results indicate that 25.9%of the study area is classified as a high-risk area.The main environmental variables that affect the distribution of landslides include altitude,slope,normalized difference vegetation index,annual precipitation,distance from rivers,and distance from roads,with a cumulative contribution rate of approximately 90%.The annual rainfall in the Hanjiang River Basin will continue to increase under future climate warming scenarios.Increased rainfall will further increase the extent of high-and medium-risk areas in the basin,especially when following the RCP8.5 climate prediction,which is expected to increase the high-risk area by 10.7%by 2070.Furthermore,high landslide risk areas in the basin will migrate to high-altitude areas in the future,which poses new challenges for the prevention and control of landslide risks.This study demonstrates the usefulness of the MaxEnt model as a tool for landslide susceptibility prediction in the Hanjiang River Basin caused by global warming and yields robust prediction results.This approach therefore provides an important reference for river basin management and disaster reduction and prevention.The study on landslide risks also supports the hypothesis that global climate change will further enhance the frequency and intensity of landslide activity throughout the course of the 21st Century.
