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Spatial Distribution Pattern and Natural Causes Analysis of Sandy Desertification Land in Ali Area

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  • Qun Li

    (Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Soil and Water Conservation & Ecological Restoration of Loess Plateau, Shaanxi Academy of Forestry, Xi’an 710000, China)

  • Puxia Wu

    (Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Soil and Water Conservation & Ecological Restoration of Loess Plateau, Shaanxi Academy of Forestry, Xi’an 710000, China)

  • Huaye Fan

    (Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Soil and Water Conservation & Ecological Restoration of Loess Plateau, Shaanxi Academy of Forestry, Xi’an 710000, China)

  • Yandong Ma

    (Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Soil and Water Conservation & Ecological Restoration of Loess Plateau, Shaanxi Academy of Forestry, Xi’an 710000, China)

  • Rong Li

    (Institute of Sand Control, Shaanxi Academy of Forestry, Yulin 719000, China)

  • Guoping Zhao

    (Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Soil and Water Conservation & Ecological Restoration of Loess Plateau, Shaanxi Academy of Forestry, Xi’an 710000, China)

Abstract

In order to explore the spatial distribution pattern and natural causes of the sandy desertification land in the Ali area, on the basis of clarifying the dynamic change laws of sandy desertification land areas, sandy desertification degree and spatial distribution pattern, the main controlling factors of sandy desertification land distribution are analyzed from three aspects of landform, climate and vegetation. During the 22 years from 1992 to 2014, the sandy desertification land area in the Ali area shows a law of first increase and then decrease, reaching a peak of 61,054.14 km 2 in 2004, accounting for 20.57%, and decreasing to 60,892.65 km 2 in 2014, accounting for 20.51%, which do not return to the level of 1992. Sandy land desertification is mainly slight and moderate, accounting for 53.29% and 45.73%, respectively, in 2014. Sandy desertification land in the Ali area is mainly distributed among intermountain basins, river valleys, lake basins, piedmont plains and other landform units. The landform and wind speed are the main natural factors that determine the spatial distribution pattern of sandy desertification land in the Ali area, that is, the spatial distribution pattern of sandy desertification land in the Ali area is the coupled result of sand source and wind speed.

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  • Qun Li & Puxia Wu & Huaye Fan & Yandong Ma & Rong Li & Guoping Zhao, 2022. "Spatial Distribution Pattern and Natural Causes Analysis of Sandy Desertification Land in Ali Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-16, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:14:p:8734-:d:864586
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