Theory and Practice of Soil Loss Control in Eastern China (eBook)

Part I: General characteristics of the hilly region of middle and lower Yangtze River.- Ecological and environmental characteristics in the hilly region of middle and lower Yangtze River.- Part II: Development and application of soil loss models for soil loss prediction in the Shangshe catchment, Dabie Mountains, China.- Calculation of water and sediment discharge using an integral calculus method.- Development of the GOIUG model with a focus on the influence of land use in the Shangshe catchment.- GIS-based ER-USLE model to predict soil loss in cultivated land.- Development and test of GIS based FUSLE model in sub-catchments of Chinese fir forest and pine forest in the Dabie Mountains, China.- Spatial Variability of Soil Erodibility (K-Factor) at a Catchment Scale in Nanjing, China.- Application of a GIS-based revised FER-USLE model in the Shangshe catchment.- Part III:Practices of soil erosion control in eastern China.- Theory of vegetation reconstruction for various management types with different site conditions.- Models of reforestation for soil erosion control in the hilly region of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.- Effect of afforestation on soil and water conservation.- A study on plant roots and soil anti-scourability in the Shangshe catchment, Dabie mountains of Anhui Province, China.- Social and economic benefits of forest reconstruction.- Index.