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Research Advances in Land Change and Soil Erosion Effects

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil Conservation and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (29 November 2023) | Viewed by 3574

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Xiaofei Ma

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State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
Interests: ecosystem service; soil and water conservation; climate change; deep learning; model building
Dr. Wei Yan

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School of Geographic Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China
Interests: snow cover; MODIS; satellite imagery; runoff; climate change
Prof. Dr. Yonghui Wang

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School of Geographic Sciences and Tourism, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi 830054, China
Interests: ecosystem service; soil and water conservation; soil erosion; soil physicochemistry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Soil erosion is the main and most common cause of soil degradation, which not only causes the loss of soil and water resources, but also causes many other potential environmental problems, such as causing the degradation of land quality and land productivity, damaging the ecological and environmental balance and threatening food security. Soil and the ecological environment are closely related to human life, and are an important guarantee for healthy food production, as well as an important vehicle for storing, filtering and purifying water resources. They also play an important role in the global carbon cycle. However, under the influence of climate change and human activities, soil is being eroded by external forces, such as water and wind, and soil erosion has become one of the most serious environmental problems worldwide, seriously threatening the ecological environment on which human beings depend for survival. With the increasing demand for limited soil resources and decreasing per capita arable land, soil erosion has become a global problem, affecting agricultural production and sustainable development.

Using field surveys and large-scale predictive simulations to analyze the spatial characteristics of global and regional soil erosion and identify erosion hotspots can provide a basis for the precise location of soil and water conservation measures and the implementation of major land conservation projects, and lay a theoretical and data foundation for the precise location of regional soil and water conservation measures and the sustainable management of arable land resources. It is of great significance to investigate the distribution pattern and driving factors of soil erosion in different areas to promote local soil erosion control and promote local ecological restoration and reconstruction.

Production depends on material data, the source of which is the soil on the surface. Soil erosion takes away most of the nutrient-rich soil, which is not conducive to the sustainable development of land and society. Therefore, we are committed to soil erosion research, looking at soil erosion both globally and regionally to find ways to improve it with the following aims in mind：

  1. To analyze the contribution of each factor to the accuracy of soil erosion simulation and its optimization method.
  2. To analyze the characteristics of soil erosion and its changes in the context of current and future climate change.
  3. To optimize the accuracy of soil erosion models to simulate soil erosion.
  4. To clarify the mechanism of soil erosion, and control erosion from the source according to local conditions.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

  • Global climate change and soil loss;
  • Agricultural production security and soil erosion prediction;
  • Soil erosion modeling and optimization.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xiaofei Ma
Dr. Wei Yan
Prof. Dr. Yonghui Wang
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • soil and water conservation
  • soil loss
  • soil erosion
  • model simulation
  • ecosystem security
  • cultivated land protection
  • land surface process

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Estimating the Soil Erosion Response to Land-Use Change Using GIS-Based RUSLE and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Heilongjiang Province, China
by Nan Jiang, Fojun Yao, Tao Liu, Zhuo Chen, Chen Hu and Xinxia Geng
Sustainability 2023, 15(10), 8004; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15108004 - 14 May 2023
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Understanding soil erosion in the northeastern area of China with black soil is vital for protecting the natural environment and preserving food security. Although spatial and temporal studies of soil erosion have been conducted, further research is needed on the correlation between soil [...] Read more.
Understanding soil erosion in the northeastern area of China with black soil is vital for protecting the natural environment and preserving food security. Although spatial and temporal studies of soil erosion have been conducted, further research is needed on the correlation between soil erosion and land use type changes. In this study, the soil erosion modulus is computed using RUSLE. The model that is most suitable to the research area was produced by contrasting three different approaches to estimating the rainfall erosion factor. The RUSLE based on the multi-year continuous high-density hourly average precipitation had the best performance of the bunch, with a MAPE of 15.49%, RMSPE of 7.99%, and R2 of 0.99. Based on this model, simulated soil erosion trends in the study region from 1980 to 2020 were examined, along with the link between soil erosion and land use change. The results showed that 40.47% of the overall erosion area is made up of cultivated land, and 97.83% of it is low erosion. The most severe soil erosion occurred on unused land, with moderate and above soil erosion occupying 48.93%. Since 2000, there has been an increase in the erosion of soil in the study region, which is primarily spatially represented in the rise in the soil erosion of forests in the central and northern mountainous areas. The study’s findings serve as a guide for land planning and the development of sustainable agriculture. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research Advances in Land Change and Soil Erosion Effects)
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Risk Assessment and Prediction of Soil Water Erosion on the Middle Northern Slope of Tianshan Mountain
by Shixian Xu, Xinjun Wang, Xiaofei Ma and Shenghan Gao
Sustainability 2023, 15(6), 4826; https://doi.org/10.3390/su15064826 - 8 Mar 2023
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Soil erosion is a significant form of land degradation worldwide, leading to ecological degradation and a decline in agricultural productivity. The middle section of the northern slopes of Tianshan Mountain (MNSTM) in northwestern China is a high-priority area for soil water erosion prevention, [...] Read more.
Soil erosion is a significant form of land degradation worldwide, leading to ecological degradation and a decline in agricultural productivity. The middle section of the northern slopes of Tianshan Mountain (MNSTM) in northwestern China is a high-priority area for soil water erosion prevention, and soil water erosion is a serious problem in the region. Despite this, there is a lack of research on soil water erosion in the MNSTM, and the trends and priority risk areas of soil water erosion remain unclear. Therefore, this study used the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) to quantitatively assess soil water erosion from 2001–2020 and predict it from 2030–2050. The study also used the Geodetector method to analyse the influencing factors of soil water erosion in the region. The results show that soil water erosion in the MNSTM has a fluctuating upward trend, increasing at a rate of 0.26 t hm−2 y−1 over the period 2001–2020 and reaching a maximum value of 39.08 t hm−2 in 2020. However, soil water erosion in the region is mitigated under both RCP2.6 and RCP4.5 climate scenarios. Vegetation was found to have the highest degree of influence on soil erosion, indicating that its protection and management should be prioritised for future soil and water conservation efforts. The eastern part of the MNSTM was identified as the most vulnerable area to soil and water erosion, and in the context of global climate change, it is crucial to enhance the ecological restoration of the MNSTM to reduce the risk of soil water erosion. These findings can serve as valuable information for decision makers to develop effective strategies to prevent soil erosion and improve the ecological environment in the MNSTM. Full article
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