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- Title
Karst rocky desertification in southwestern China: geomorphology, landuse, impact and rehabilitation.
- Authors
S.-J. Wang; Q.-M. Liu; D.-F. Zhang
- Abstract
Karst rocky desertification is a process of land degradation involving serious soil erosion, extensive exposure of basement rocks, drastic decrease in soil productivity, and the appearance of a desert-like landscape. It is caused by irrational, intensive land use on a fragile karst geo-ecological environment. The process is expanding rapidly, and it is daily reducing the living space of residents and is the root of disasters and poverty in the karst areas of southwestern China. The tectonic, geomorphic and environmental background to karst rocky desertification is analysed. Population pressure and the intensive land use that have led to this serious land degradation are described. Although the problem concerns the Chinese Government and some profitable experience in the partial restoration or reconstruction of the ecological environment has been gained, effective remedial action has not been achieved on a large scale. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
- Subjects
DESERTIFICATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND use; REHABILITATION
- Publication
Land Degradation & Development, 2004, Vol 15, Issue 2, p115
- ISSN
1085-3278
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ldr.592