Journal
WATER
Volume 13, Issue 17, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w13172334
Keywords
runoff plot; natural rainfall; runoff; soil loss; TN; TP
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41977066]
- Beijing Natural Science Foundation [8202045]
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The study found that soil conservation measures have a significant impact on reducing total nitrogen and total phosphorous losses in the Miyun Reservoir, with the type of land use and soil conservation measures playing a crucial role in determining the runoff, soil erosion, as well as nitrogen and phosphorous losses.
Total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorous (TP) are the main pollutants affecting the water quality of the Miyun Reservoir, Beijing. However, few studies have been conducted on their responses to implemented soil conservation measures at a slope scale in northern China. To explore the impact of soil conservation measures on TN and TP losses, field monitored data from 18 runoff plots under natural rainfalls were used to analyze the changing characteristics of runoff, soil loss, and nutrient losses during 2014-2019. The results indicated that runoff, soil erosion, as well a TN and TP losses from the plots varied significantly, depending on land use and soil conservation measures. Bare plots suffered the highest soil, TN, and TP losses, followed by cultivated plots without soil conservation measures, cultivated plots with contour tillage, and other plots. Event-averaged runoff and soil loss rates ranged from 0 to 7.9 mm and from 0 to 444.4 t km(-2) yr(-1), and event-averaged TN and TP losses from cultivated plots were the highest, with values of 39.8 and 3.0 kg km(-2), respectively. Bare and cultivated plots were the main sediment and nutrient sources. Among the cultivated plots, the terraced plot had the lowest soil and nutrient losses. The vegetated plots had insignificantly lower soil and nutrient losses. Most TN and TP were lost in particulate status from the plots, especially from the plots with soil conservation measures. Soil conservation measures can effectively prevent TN and TP losses. To guarantee water resource use, contour tillage is preferred for the bare and cultivated lands in the study region.
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