Studies on Hydrological Processes on Karst Slopes for Control of Soil and Water Loss

Zehui Wang, Ding Luo, Kangning Xiong, Xing Gu and Zhenzhen Zhu
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Zehui Wang: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Ding Luo: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Kangning Xiong: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Xing Gu: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China
Zhenzhen Zhu: School of Karst Science, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang 550001, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 10, 1-14

Abstract: Soil and water loss in karst areas seriously restricts the sustainable development of karst ecosystems, the economy and society in southwest China, which has been a concern of, and studied by, many scholars in China and abroad. Soil and water loss has a great influence on the evolution of rocky desertification, groundwater quality, drought and flood disasters in karst regions. This paper aimed to provide a review of studies of slope hydrological processes in soil and water loss. In this paper, 322 related articles retrieved from the Web of Science database and CNKI database were systematically reviewed. Firstly, a quantitative study was conducted to analyze the annual number, countries and research progress of the published literature. Secondly, the main progress and achievements of slope hydrology and soil erosion control technology were classified and summarized according to theoretical research, mechanism research, technology research and technical demonstration. Finally, the key problems and future research prospects are put forward, starting with the existing technology, in order to find more suitable soil and water loss control measures in karst regions and achieve economic and ecological benefits.

Keywords: karst; slope hydrology; slope hydrological process; water and soil loss (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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