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cje ›› 2005, Vol. ›› Issue (5): 551-554.

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Sensitivity of rocky desertification and its spatial distribution in southwestern China

XIAO Rongbo, OUYANG Zhiyun, WANG Xiaoke, ZHAO Tongqian   

  1. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
  • Received:2004-06-22 Revised:2004-10-02 Online:2005-05-10

Abstract: Rocky desertification is one of the most serious eco-environmental problems.It is necessary to identify the most sensitive region and to offer scientific foundation to tackle rocky desertification.Based on the studies on rocky desertification and correlative eco-environmental problems,four leading factors,namely,lithology,precipitation,slope and vegetation were identified to be accountable for rocky desertification,with their influence on sensitivity classified.The integrated assessment of rocky desertification sensitivity in Southwestern China was proposed which could reflect the fact on the whole.The central,south and west of Guizhou,west and east of Guangxi,and east of Yunnan are the most sensitive areas to rocky desertification,while it is relatively less harmful in Sichuan and Chongqing.

Key words: Eutrophication, Planted float system, N and P, Nitrification and denitrification, Removal, N2O

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