Assessment of the erosion control function of forest ecosystems based on GIS
A case study in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19500641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tongqian Zhao (0000-0001-5611-251X, Henan Polytechnic University, corresponding author), Bosu Yang (Huaihua University), Yang Bo-su (Huaihua University), Hua Zheng (0000-0002-3357-9878, Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 356-361 |
| Publication date | 2009-10-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-4509 • E-ISSN: 1745-2627 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13504500903205022 |
| OpenAlex | W2038432309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 14 |
Erosion control is one of the most important functions of forest ecosystems, and its accurate assessment is useful to illuminate the importance of forest ecosystem services for humans so as to rationally conserve forest resources. This paper examines Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, the first national forest park in China, to seek practical methods for assessment of the forest erosion control function using a geographical information system (GIS). The results show that the potential and actual amounts of soil erosion are 2.92 million ton and 0.14 million ton per year, respectively, in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park. The total reduction in soil loss reaches 2.77 million ton per year with the existence of a forest ecosystem. The erosion control function of near mature, mature and over mature broadleaf forest is excellent, and natural forest conservation and natural restoration of the degraded forest ecosystem can provide the largest benefits in soil erosion control. Nearly all the near mature, mature and over-mature forest in the park is at the top and in steep mountain areas, and could be rationally cut and utilized by local communities, but extensive timber felling should be strictly prohibited
Agriculture · Agroforestry · China · Ecosystem · Erosion · Erosion control · Felling · Forest ecology · Forest Inventory · Forest management · Forest restoration · Geography · Logging · National forest · National park · Old-growth forest · Secondary forest · Soil conservation · Environmental Science · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes · Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications · Soil erosion and sediment transport · Ecology · Forestry
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
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| Citation span | 2012 - 2017 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |