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Compounding soils to improve cropland quality: A study based on field experiments and model simulations in the loess hilly-gully region, China
Increasing the quantity and improving the quality of cropland can alleviate the human-land contradiction and promote the sustainable development of...
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Spatiotemporal features of pollutant loads in the Yan River Basin, a typical loess hilly and gully watershed in the Chinese Loess Plateau
Water quality is the restrictive factor for both ecosystem health and social development in the Chinese Loess Plateau, a unique area with most severe...
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Influences of revegetation mode on soil water dynamic in gully slope of the Chinese Loess hilly–gully region
Gully slope is one of the most active areas of soil erosion in small watershed of the Chinese Loess hilly–gully region. Although its soil erosion has...
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Investigating the Loess Plateau’s coevolution of precipitation and natural vegetation cover
The Chinese government’s program of reverting agriculture to forests and grasslands has largely been responsible for the phenomenon of the Loess...
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Gully stabilization and loess-platform protection against headward erosion
The Loess Plateau is highly susceptible to gully headward erosion, highlighting the urgent need for soil stabilization. In this study, a series of...
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Quantitative assessment of check dam system impacts on catchment flood characteristics – a case in hilly and gully area of the Loess Plateau, China
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of check dams on catchment hydrological response in a small catchment on the hilly and gully...
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Numerical stability analysis of the Changjiahe landslide in high seismic intensity region of the Loess Plateau
Loess is a type of loose sediment that is deposited and consolidates in natural environments. Because of its special structural characteristics and...
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Investigation on the Deformation and Failure Patterns of Loess Cut Slope Based on the Unsaturated Triaxial Test in Yan’an, China
The large-scale implementation of the Gully Stabilization and Land Reclamation (GSLR) project induces various failures of loess slopes due to...
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Estimating the optimal vegetation coverage for the dominant tree and shrub species over China’s northwest drylands
Anthropogenic revegetation is an effective way to control soil erosion and restore degraded ecosystems in China’s northwest drylands (NWD). However,...
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Sediment sources and their impacts on a check dam-controlled watershed, Loess Plateau, China
Soil erosion is a major issue in Loess Plateau, China, and quantitative analyses of sediment sources are crucial for soil erosion control. In this...
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Assessment of natural and anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial water storage in the Loess Plateau based on different types of GRACE/GRACE-FO solutions
Changes in water resource storage are inevitable due to climate change and human activities, thus understanding alterations in water storage within a...
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Morphological characteristics and evolution model of slope units along loess gully cross section
Gully morphology is an important part of loess landform research. Along with gully development, the variation of its cross section is the most...
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Regional differences in gully network connectivity based on graph theory: a case study on the Loess Plateau, China
Material exchange frequently occurs in gullies, and thus the relationship between a gully-network structure and sediment transport potential has...
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Effects of Plant Community Type on Soil Methane Flux in Semiarid Loess Hilly Region, Central Gansu Province, China
Methane (CH 4 ) is an important greenhouse gas second only to CO 2 in terms of its greenhouse effect. Vegetation plays an important role in controlling...
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Gully erosion and expansion mechanisms in loess tablelands and the scientific basis of gully consolidation and tableland protection
Gully erosion is serious in the tableland area of the Loess Plateau due to high-intensity human activities and extreme rainfall, which cause serious...
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Soil erosion differences in paired grassland and forestland catchments on the Chinese Loess Plateau
In this study, two adjacent gauged catchments on the Chinese Loess Plateau were selected, in which one catchment was afforested and one was restored...
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Flood risk assessment of check dams in the Wangmaogou watershed on the Loess Plateau of China
Check dams have been widely used in China’s Loess Plateau region due to their effectiveness in erosion and flood control. However, the safety and...
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Field experiments on quantifying the contributions of Coreopsis canopies and roots to controlling runoff and erosion on steep loess slopes
Grass recovery is often implemented in the loess area of China to control erosion. However, the effect mechanisms of grass cover on runoff erosion...
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Research on the three-dimensional spatio-temporal dynamic evolution and kinematic characteristics of loess landslides induced by strong earthquakes
Based on the discrete element method (DEM), a numerical simulation of the **amadazi landslide caused by the Haiyuan earthquake in 1920 was conducted...
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Stability analysis and design optimization of multi-stage slope in gully land consolidation projects on the Loess Plateau
Many loess multi-stage slopes have been constructed in gully land consolidation projects on the Chinese Loess Plateau, which are vulnerable to...
