贵州喀斯特石漠化分布的空间差异与防治区划探讨

在广泛调研基础上,根据区域分异原理,对贵州石漠化空间分布与差异进行了分析总结。研究表明,贵州喀斯特石漠化分布存在明显区域差异。在水平分异上,从西向东存在“轻～ 重～ 轻～ 重～ 轻”的基本规律; 在南北方向上,存在“重～轻～ 重”的规律; 在垂直方向上,存在从河谷至分水岭的分异: 分水岭地区石漠化程度不高,河谷斜坡地带石漠化较强,河谷底部又较轻的变化规律。据此,根据自然区划理论与方法,提出喀斯特石漠化分区防治的基本思想,将贵州喀斯特石漠化防治初步划分为7个防治区、20个防治亚区,并选取典型区域进行三级区划分。      

Desertification in the Arab Region: analysis of current status and trends

The total area of the Arab Region is about 14·2 million km², 90% of it lies within arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas. The area is characterized by harsh environment, fragile ecosystems and limited water resources and arable lands. Throughout its long history these lands were the main source of grain and animal production.By the end of this century and in spite of the national, regional and international efforts to combat desertification and mitigate the effect of drought and desiccation, desertification is still one of the major environmental problems in the Arab Region. The rapid increase in population by some 3% annually, considered among the highest worldwide, along with the changing of consumption patterns and life styles, resulting in increasing food demand, have hastened land degradation in this arid environment.Land degradation in the Arab Region due to misuse is widespread and is proceeding at accelerating rates. Failures of resource management policies are aggravated by overgrazing, overexploitation of water and land resources, overcultivation of marginal lands, deforestation, and the use of inappropriate technologies.This paper attempts to provide:

• A synthesis and analysis of the status of desertification in the Arab Region.

• Identification of the major causes and trends of land degradation.

• Highlighting the limitations and constraints on combating desertification in the Arab Region.

近10年来沙漠-黄土边界带荒漠化土地动态分析--以陕北榆林地区为例

沙漠-黄土边界带生态环境脆弱,对气候变化和人类活动反应敏感。近10年来,榆林地区由于重视沙漠化的防治工作,沙漠化出现逆转态势,但是其潜在威胁不容忽视。水蚀荒漠化状况依然比较严重。应当进行积极有效的防治。荒漠化是一个自然过程。荒漠化加速发展是在脆弱的生态环境基础上,由于人类不合理的土地和水资源利用方式而诱发的。应当处理好人口、资源和环境三者之间的关系,走社会经济可持续发展之路。     

西北干旱区水资源的合理开发利用与荒漠化防治

西北干旱区分布的巨大内陆盆地,如准噶尔、塔里木、柴达木盆地和河西走廊等,被认为是典型的戈壁沙漠地区,约占国土总面积的25％。由冰雪融水与降水补给形成的山区河流,流入山前平原,在戈壁带入渗地下,转化为地下水,并在绿洲带溢出地表,成为绿洲耕地的主要灌溉水源。自20世纪50年代以来,由于大规模的水利化建设,导致水资源条件发生巨大变化,生态环境严重恶化,最终导致大片土地荒漠化。因此,重点论述干旱区在人类经济活动影响下,水文系统的演变及其与水环境和生态环境之间的相互影响、相互制约关系。     

我国沙漠化研究的若干问题--3.沙漠化研究和防治的重点区域

沙漠化(Sandy Desertification)是我国荒漠化(Desertification)的主要类型之一,是干旱、半干旱及部分半湿润地区由于人地关系不相协调所造成的以风沙活动为主要标志的土地退化。由于原生沙漠戈壁与沙漠化形成发展的时空范畴不同、成因的主导因素不同和演变的可逆性不同,要求我们在开展沙漠化基本问题的探索、确认主要研究内容的基础上,进一步明确沙漠化研究和防治的重点区域,为国家沙漠化防治战略决策的制订和技术措施的执行提供科学依据,使沙漠化防治工程在国家有限经费的投入下,本着因地制宜的原则,达到多快好省的效果。作者通过对近50年来野外考察和遥感动态监测成果的总结,指出,沙漠化土地主要分布在半干旱地带的农牧交错地区,半干旱地带草原区和干旱地带绿洲边缘及内陆河下游地区,反映的是人类活动和脆弱生态环境相互作用的土地退化区,在过去的50年里,沙漠化土地蔓延的主要部分也是在这些区域内。所以,它们是中国北方沙漠化研究的重点区域。根据不同时期沙漠化土地空间分布和演化的特点,依据其自然地带原则和发展强度原则,将我国沙漠化土地划分为4大区29个亚区,应是防治的重点区域。     

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斯洛文尼亚喀斯特生态环境与农业

通过对斯洛文尼亚喀斯特环境与农业的实地考察,首先回顾了该国历史上喀斯特环境的变迁,其次探论了斯洛文尼亚喀斯特环境与农业生产、人口变化以及与城市化、工业化的关系,最后讨论了斯洛文尼亚喀斯特环境治理的经验对我们喀斯特石漠化治理的启示。     

Analysis of soil biogeochemical characteristics in the process of karst rocky desertification

The sampling method of karst soil is always the one used for non-karst area. However, if the samples can represent the plot, it still needs further investigation due to high degree of spatial variability of karst soil. The study results of soil from the Maolan karst virgin forest in Guizhou Province elucidated that only the surface area-weighted samples could represent plot soils in the karst ecosystem. The remediation of karst rocky desertification has currently become a national issue, but soil degradation research on rocky desertification genesis types and processes is still insufficient. Soil physical, chemical, biological characteristics and enzymes activities from plots of different rocky desertification genesis types and grades in the Cha＇eryan catchment in the Huajiang Gorge area, Guizhou, were studied. The results showed that woodcutting and land reclamation influenced soil biogeochemical characteristics, and the influence of different disturbing ways was huge. The author suggested a soil degradation index system which could illustrate the rocky desertification genesis type and extent. The degraded modes of woodcutting and reclamation sequence were different, both had no synchronism with rocky desertification grades divided by current landscape index. Only soil of serious grade degraded evidently in wood cutting sequence. On the contrary, soils of slight, medium and serious grades degraded evidently in the reclamation sequence.     

Variations of nutrient element contents of plants and soils in the process of karst rocky desertification

The present research on karst rocky desertification is mainly focused on qualitative analysis and obviously lack of quantitative and successive mechanism studies. Currently, classification of rocky desertification grades mainly depends on ratio of rocky coverage or ratio of plant and soil coverage. The process of rocky desertification was divided into latent, slight, medium and serious grades without mention of soil degradation. The Cha＇eryan catchment in the Huajiang Gorge of Guizhou Province was selected as the research area in this paper. Soil basic physical characteristics, nutrient element contents of soil and plant were studied in the process of rocky desertification. The karst soil characteristics elucidated that the clay content was high, the contents of soil organic matter, nutrient element （except potassium and sodium）, available contents of elements （except of potassium） were also high; ashes of plants were rich in calcium and nitrogen, and poor in iron, zinc, potassium and phosphorus. Meanwhile, the contents of plant ashes showed a significant positive relationship with calcium content of plant. There were no clear relations between soil degradation and succession of rocky desertification according to current classification standard. Soil particle size distribution, specific gravity, soil organic matter content, total and available nutrient element contents did not vary with the succession of rocky desertification.     

广西石漠化危害与治理对策

广西岩溶区生态地质环境脆弱，石漠化明显，面积达27294．5km^2，严重地制约着地区的经济发展。广泛分布的纯碳酸岩是形成石漠化的基础，地貌植被退化过程也可促进石漠化。水和气候也是石漠化形成的重要条件。人口增长过快、不合理的土地开发、工业污染是形成石漠化的重要因素。但自然因素和人为因素的主次因地而异。文中针对石漠化的形成条件及原因，提出了治理对策，阐述了石漠化的治理需要采用治水、恢复生态环境、发展沼气、控制人口增长等综合治理模式。