Affiliation:
1. Faculty of Land Resource Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China
2. Key Laboratory of Plateau Remote Sensing, Yunnan Provincial Department of Education, Kunming 650093, China
3. Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Abstract
Satellite remote sensing of grassland ecosystem restoration requires considering both the above-ground biomass and soil information, and the latter is even more crucial due to the value and restoration difficulty of soil productivity. In this study, we proposed an approach to support the restoration pattern for mountainous grasslands at regional scale. The approach integrates different aspects and key processes, including degradation status, restoration potential and recovery capability, compared to a reference state. Specifically, we illustrated the method with the case of grasslands in southwestern China from a conservation perspective. Soil erosion conditions, net primary productivity and regrowth rate of grasslands were selected as indicators to reveal restoration possibilities. The results showed that the method proposed for remote sensing identification of grassland distribution has an overall accuracy of 88.21% at the regional scale. 59.54% of grasslands in Zhaotong are being eroded with an unsustainable erosion rate greater than the tolerant soil loss, and the average annual soil erosion rate is 952.17 t/(km2·a). Meanwhile, there is obvious spatial heterogeneity in soil erosion factors, vegetation restoration potential and regrowth rate, and the dry–hot valley of Jinsha River in the southwest is much more sensitive to climate change and vulnerable than other regions. The grassland vegetation cover revealed a fluctuating trend and protection of grassland vegetation on soil from erosion has an obvious lag, restoration efforts should be focused on the months before the arrival of the rainy season. In light of various grassland types, the overlay zoning results suggest various restoration patterns of natural repair and manual intervention should be employed for different grasslands. Urgent action is needed to face the challenge and process of grassland degradation and restore its sustainability with shared understanding by taking the stakeholders, collaborations and mutual relationships among different roles into account (e.g., scientist, government and herdsman).
Funder
Yunnan Fundamental Research Projects
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
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