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17. Vegetation Restoration on Loess Plateau

verfasst von : Kyoichi Otsuki, Norikazu Yamanaka, Sheng Du

Erschienen in: Restoration and Development of the Degraded Loess Plateau, China

Verlag: Springer Japan

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Abstract

Various measures of soil and water conservation on the Loess Plateau since 1950 have increased vegetation coverage and rapidly reduced sediment load to the Yellow River to the middle Holocene level. The Grain-for-Green project, launched in 1999 as part of National Ecological Environmental Construction Plan, has strengthened afforestation/reforestation on the fragile slopes common in the region. However, vegetation recovery has produced both favorable and adverse effects such as soil desiccation and deterioration of indigenous ecosystems. Adverse effects of Robinia pseudoacacia, a major afforestation species native to North America, are the most serious and distinct. Therefore, with a focus on this species, a strategy for vegetation restoration on the plateau is discussed in this chapter. First, ecophysiological and ecohydrological features of Robinia pseudoacacia are addressed by comparing with indigenous Quercus liaotungensis. Then, a strategy to improve existing Robinia pseudoacacia plantations and integrated measures for proper vegetation management are proposed.

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Titel: Vegetation Restoration on Loess Plateau
verfasst von: Kyoichi Otsuki
Norikazu Yamanaka
Sheng Du
Verlag: Springer Japan
Buch: Restoration and Development of the Degraded Loess Plateau, China
Print ISBN: 978-4-431-54480-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-4-431-54481-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54481-4_17