以三峡库区秭归县为对象,研究了森林植被特点和土壤侵蚀状况,结果表明,森林覆盖率与土壤侵蚀之间表现出较强的相关性,森林覆盖率上升,土壤侵蚀面积减少,侵蚀强度降低,在秭归境内森林覆盖率每上升一个百分点,土壤侵蚀面积减少16 km2,侵蚀模数下降91.2 t·km-2·a-1.在三峡库区秭归县内土壤侵蚀量要小于土壤允许流失量500 t ·km-2·a-1,林分覆盖度需达到90%
Relationship between soil erosion and forest in Three Gorges Reservoir Area