Effect of Vegetation Carpet on Runoff and Sediment Yield of Loess Slope in Hilly-Gully Loess Region of Qingshuihe County, Inner Mongolia
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    In order to alleviate the serious soil and water loss of slope in Hilly-Gully Loess Region, this paper took DuanLanyao drainage loess slope in Qingshuihe County of Inner Mongolia as the research area, and adopted three vegetation carpet measures:the mixed planting of Legumes and Gramineae plants with a ratio of 1:1+coconut carpet (L1G1), the mixed planting ratio of 1:2 + coconut carpet (L1G2), and the ratio of 2:1 + coconut carpet (L2G1). Runoff plots were set up with slope gradients of 30°, 35°, 40° and 45°. The effects of different natural rainfall conditions and slopes on slope runoff and sediment yield were analyzed. The results showed that:(1) Vegetation carpet could effectively reduce the runoff and sediment yield of Loess slope. (2) When the rainfall intensity was 1~5 mm/h, the runoff and sediment yield of vegetation carpet measures increased with the increase of slope gradients; when the rainfall intensity was 30~50 mm/h, the runoff and sediment yield of vegetation carpet measures increased first and then decreased with the increase of slope gradients, and the peak value appeared when the slope was 40°. (3) The benefits of three vegetation carpet measures were L1G1 (75.11%) > L1G2 (49.3%) > L2G1 (48.11%) and L1G1 (87.96%) > L1G2 (60.96%) > L2G1 (58.95%), respectively. It could be concluded that L1G1 was an effective measure to control soil and water loss of slope in the Hilly-Gully Loess Region.

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  • Received:May 17,2019
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