水土保持英文课件4 Revegetation.ppt

The role of eucalypts 桉树 is unclear because of evidence that when planted in wet areas they result in a reduction of water supply in springs and rivers, yet when grown in drier areas they do not consume large quantities of water. Since eucalypts 桉树 develop their root systems rapidly and promote infiltration and subsurface drainage, they may induce mass movements when planted on steep slopes with shallow soils. This is because of the impedance 阻抗 to subsurface water movement at the soil-rock interface and the reduction in the shear strength of soil as the moisture content increases to saturation. Restoration for Pasture Revegetation of lands for pasture is the major activity of the State Soil Conservation Service of Iceland. Work is concerned on restoration of bare moving sands and gravels using aerial seeding. Revegetation of pasture in Iceland Revegetation of pasture in Iceland The land is first fenced to keep out livestock. Revegetation of pasture in Iceland Elymus arenarius（欧滨草） is then planted on the moving dunes in strips at right angles to the erosive winds and fertilized annually until serious sand movement has been halted（终止）. Revegetation of pasture in Iceland This plant thrives well in drifting sand and collects and fixes its own dunes. Once the sand has been stabilized, the Elymus （滨草）dies out and Festuca rubra（紫羊茅）, Poa pracensis （草地早熟禾） and Phleum pratensis （猫尾草） are aerially seeded. 紫羊茅 草地早熟禾 猫尾草 Revegetation of pasture in Iceland Imported seeds are used because the local climate is too severe to provide a reservoir of locally available seed. Revegetation of pasture in Iceland Fertilizer is applied aerially each year for the next two to four years, by which time a reasonable vegetation cover has been obtained. Revegetation of pasture in Iceland No further work is carried out and, in the absence of continued fertilizer application, the seeded grasses die out and the vegetation cover becomes poor. Revegetation of pasture in Iceland Sufficien