Assessing the Relationship between Ecological Water Demand of Haloxlon ammodendron and Its Wind Erosion Prevention Effect
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Experimental Design and Measurement
2.3. Data Processing
3. Results
3.1. The Evapotranspiration and Growth Rate of H. ammodendron under Different Soil Water Contents
3.2. Effect of Different Vegetation Cover on Wind Erosion
3.3. Construction of Wind Erosion SEM Model
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Experimental Treatment | L1 | L2 | L3 | M1 | M2 | H1 | CK | PT1 | PT2 | PT3 |
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The soil water content | 1.65% | 4.08% | 4.50% | 6.98% | 7.06% | 1.57% | <10% | 15–25% | 25–35% | 35–45% |
Vegetation coverage | 9.8 ± 0.2% | 12.3 ± 0.8% | 17.4 ± 0.3% | 26.6 ± 0.8% | 34.4 ± 0.4% | 40.7 ± 1.3% | - | - | - | - |
Evapotranspiration (mm) | 61.91 ± 3.56 | 58.87 ± 2.11 | 64.96 ± 2.59 | 70.57 ± 1.32 | 71.33 ± 2.76 | 63.18 ± 2.47 | 60.31 ± 3.77 | 118.75 ± 3.64 | 184.30 ± 5.75 | 285.40 ± 6.17 |
Sample Plot | Vegetation Coverage | Regression Curve Equation | |
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L1 | 9.8 ± 0.2% | u = 0.1959 ln(h) + 0.2686 | R2 = 0.922 |
L2 | 12.3 ± 0.8% | u = 0.2017 ln(h) + 0.3524 | R2 = 0.936 |
L3 | 17.4 ± 0.3% | u = 0.2161 ln(h) + 0.1647 | R2 = 0.975 |
M1 | 26.6 ± 0.8% | u = 0.2483 ln(h) + 0.2291 | R2 = 0.935 |
M2 | 34.4 ± 0.4% | u = 0.5667 ln(h) + 0.4547 | R2 = 0.854 |
H1 | 40.7 ± 1.3% | u = 1.065 ln(h) + 0.7536 | R2 = 0.947 |
Sample Plot | L1 | L2 | L3 | M1 | M2 | H1 |
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Vegetation coverage | 9.8 ± 0.2% | 12.3 ± 0.8% | 17.4 ± 0.3% | 26.6 ± 0.8% | 34.4 ± 0.4% | 40.7 ± 1.3% |
Sediment accumulation (g) | 17.49 ± 1.26 | 4.59 ± 1.08 | 4.56 ± 0.41 | 4.39 ± 0.16 | 3.93 ± 0.14 | 1.96 ± 0.12 |
Surface roughness (cm) | 0.39 | 1.50 | 1.87 | 2.53 | 3.93 | 5.63 |
Sand-blocking effect (%) | 0 | 1.3 | 21.4 | 39.1 | 70.9 | 66.8 |
Sand-fixation effect (%) | 0 | 73.74 | 73.92 | 74.92 | 77.51 | 88.81 |
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Yang, H.; Liang, H.; Liu, X.; Li, M. Assessing the Relationship between Ecological Water Demand of Haloxlon ammodendron and Its Wind Erosion Prevention Effect. Water 2023, 15, 2854. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152854
Yang H, Liang H, Liu X, Li M. Assessing the Relationship between Ecological Water Demand of Haloxlon ammodendron and Its Wind Erosion Prevention Effect. Water. 2023; 15(15):2854. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152854
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Haimei, Hongbang Liang, Xingshuang Liu, and Mingsi Li. 2023. "Assessing the Relationship between Ecological Water Demand of Haloxlon ammodendron and Its Wind Erosion Prevention Effect" Water 15, no. 15: 2854. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15152854