Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China.
Nutrient losses from sloping farmland in karst areas lead to the decline in land productivity and nonpoint source pollution. A specially tailored steel channel with an adjustable slope and underground hole fissures was used to simulate the microenvironment of the "dual structure" of the su...
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| description | Nutrient losses from sloping farmland in karst areas lead to the decline in land productivity and nonpoint source pollution. A specially tailored steel channel with an adjustable slope and underground hole fissures was used to simulate the microenvironment of the "dual structure" of the surface and underground of sloping farmland in a karst area. The artificial rainfall simulation method was used to explore the surface and underground runoff characteristics and nutrient losses from sloping farmland under different rainfall intensities. The effect of rainfall intensity on the nutrient loss of farmland on karst sloping land was clarified. The results showed that the surface was the main route of runoff and nutrient loss during the rainy season on sloping farmland in karst areas. The influence of rainfall intensity on the nutrients in surface runoff was more substantial than that on underground runoff nutrients. Nutrient loss was more likely to occur underground than on the surface. The losses of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total potassium in surface and underground runoff initially increased and then gradually stabilized with the extension of rainfall duration and increased with increasing rainfall intensity and the amount of nutrient runoff. The output of nutrients through surface runoff accounted for a high proportion of the total, and underground runoff was responsible for a low proportion. Although the amount of nutrients output by underground runoff was small, it could directly cause groundwater pollution. The research results provide a theoretical reference for controlling land source pollution from sloping farming in karst areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-01e3cd36ead849a9a2780da7e18d35632025-08-20T02:00:50ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01163e024650510.1371/journal.pone.0246505Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China.Yiwen YaoQuanhou DaiRuxue GaoYixian GanXingsong YiNutrient losses from sloping farmland in karst areas lead to the decline in land productivity and nonpoint source pollution. A specially tailored steel channel with an adjustable slope and underground hole fissures was used to simulate the microenvironment of the "dual structure" of the surface and underground of sloping farmland in a karst area. The artificial rainfall simulation method was used to explore the surface and underground runoff characteristics and nutrient losses from sloping farmland under different rainfall intensities. The effect of rainfall intensity on the nutrient loss of farmland on karst sloping land was clarified. The results showed that the surface was the main route of runoff and nutrient loss during the rainy season on sloping farmland in karst areas. The influence of rainfall intensity on the nutrients in surface runoff was more substantial than that on underground runoff nutrients. Nutrient loss was more likely to occur underground than on the surface. The losses of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and total potassium in surface and underground runoff initially increased and then gradually stabilized with the extension of rainfall duration and increased with increasing rainfall intensity and the amount of nutrient runoff. The output of nutrients through surface runoff accounted for a high proportion of the total, and underground runoff was responsible for a low proportion. Although the amount of nutrients output by underground runoff was small, it could directly cause groundwater pollution. The research results provide a theoretical reference for controlling land source pollution from sloping farming in karst areas.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246505&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Yiwen Yao Quanhou Dai Ruxue Gao Yixian Gan Xingsong Yi Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. |
| title_full | Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. |
| title_short | Effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of SW China. |
| title_sort | effects of rainfall intensity on runoff and nutrient loss of gently sloping farmland in a karst area of sw china |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246505&type=printable |
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