{"title":"基于 RUSLE 的可持续土壤管理方案:罗马尼亚次喀尔巴阡地区的案例研究","authors":"Marina Vîrghileanu, Ionuț Săvulescu, Bogdan-Andrei Mihai, Carmen-Gabriela Bizdadea, Monica-Gabriela Paraschiv","doi":"10.1111/ejss.13526","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Soil erosion is one of the major threats to soil sustainability and a global environmental issue causing serious losses of the fertile upper layer of soil, affecting land productivity. Among natural processes and human activity factors, the highest sensitivity of soil loss rate is related to climate changes, as well as land cover/land use transformations. The aim of our paper is to assess the efficacy of various land cover and land use management practices under current climate conditions, as a decision-making indicator in searching for sustainable soil-use solutions. The approach is focused on two complementary case studies from the non-arable hilly area of Romanian Subcarpathians and it is based on aggregating and processing Earth Observation (EO) techniques together with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) equation. The workflow follows three stages: (1) the assessment of the present-day status of soil erosion, as baseline scenario; (2) the analysis of historical soil erosion dynamics within the last 35 years; and (3) the prediction of soil loss rates in different scenarios of changed conditions related to land cover management and support practices against erosion. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of human interventions in soil erosion prevention, mitigation, or conservation. Soil-improving management through vegetative measures and soil practices, like grazing management and mulching/manure application, together with forest recovery on eroded slopes may reduce soil loss rates by 50%–70%. However, abandoning the land and allowing the environment to change uncontrollably is a regional-specific strategy that could accelerate soil erosion on the slopes that are already affected, while decelerating on the others by forest and shrubs regrowth. The significance of our research is related to the identification of the optimal soil use strategies that balance the local communities' economic interests with the effectiveness of sustainable soil management practices, thereby assisting in the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as indicators for a sustainable future.</p>","PeriodicalId":12043,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Soil Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ejss.13526","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"RUSLE-based scenarios for sustainable soil management: Case studies from Romanian Subcarpathians\",\"authors\":\"Marina Vîrghileanu, Ionuț Săvulescu, Bogdan-Andrei Mihai, Carmen-Gabriela Bizdadea, Monica-Gabriela Paraschiv\",\"doi\":\"10.1111/ejss.13526\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<p>Soil erosion is one of the major threats to soil sustainability and a global environmental issue causing serious losses of the fertile upper layer of soil, affecting land productivity. 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RUSLE-based scenarios for sustainable soil management: Case studies from Romanian Subcarpathians
Soil erosion is one of the major threats to soil sustainability and a global environmental issue causing serious losses of the fertile upper layer of soil, affecting land productivity. Among natural processes and human activity factors, the highest sensitivity of soil loss rate is related to climate changes, as well as land cover/land use transformations. The aim of our paper is to assess the efficacy of various land cover and land use management practices under current climate conditions, as a decision-making indicator in searching for sustainable soil-use solutions. The approach is focused on two complementary case studies from the non-arable hilly area of Romanian Subcarpathians and it is based on aggregating and processing Earth Observation (EO) techniques together with the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) equation. The workflow follows three stages: (1) the assessment of the present-day status of soil erosion, as baseline scenario; (2) the analysis of historical soil erosion dynamics within the last 35 years; and (3) the prediction of soil loss rates in different scenarios of changed conditions related to land cover management and support practices against erosion. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of human interventions in soil erosion prevention, mitigation, or conservation. Soil-improving management through vegetative measures and soil practices, like grazing management and mulching/manure application, together with forest recovery on eroded slopes may reduce soil loss rates by 50%–70%. However, abandoning the land and allowing the environment to change uncontrollably is a regional-specific strategy that could accelerate soil erosion on the slopes that are already affected, while decelerating on the others by forest and shrubs regrowth. The significance of our research is related to the identification of the optimal soil use strategies that balance the local communities' economic interests with the effectiveness of sustainable soil management practices, thereby assisting in the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as indicators for a sustainable future.
期刊介绍:
The EJSS is an international journal that publishes outstanding papers in soil science that advance the theoretical and mechanistic understanding of physical, chemical and biological processes and their interactions in soils acting from molecular to continental scales in natural and managed environments.