Title: Causes of grassland desertification and its control measures in Talatan grassland
Abstract: Talatan grasslands is located in Gonghe basin,northern eastern Tibetan Plateau,and the grassland was suffered from intense degradation and desertification since 1980s.The causes of grassland desertification,which concerned climatic changes,biological factors,and human factors,were studied based on the TM satellite images of 1987 and 1996,and general investigation about desertification in 1994 and 1999.Some measures are suggested to control sand desertification which included human should enclose the degraded grassland,and prohibit grazing as soon as possible;facilitate the rehabilitation of degraded grassland with appropriate methods;establish sand barriers on bare lands,and sow seeds or plant grass;transfer the local people to other regions;exploit water resources input through air circulation;promote the activities for sand control with ecological engineering.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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