Effects of age and density of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica on soil moisture in the semiarid Mu Us Dunefield, northern China

W Nan, F Ta, X Meng, Z Dong, N Xiao - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Although the planting and the desertification control of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica have
long been explored, effect of the plantation density is still unclear, on the southwestern edge …

Effects of Mixed Decomposition of Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica and Morus alba Litter on Microbial Diversity

J Liu, Y Wei, Y Yin, K Zhu, Y Liu, H Ding, J Lei, W Zhu… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica is widely planted in China as a windbreak and sand fixation
tree. To improve the current situation of large-scale declines of forested areas planted as P …

Atmospheric vapor impact on desert vegetation and desert ecohydrological system

Z Xin, W Feng, H Zhan, X Bai, W Yang, Y Cheng, X Wu - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ability of plants to absorb unsaturated atmospheric water vapor is a controversial topic.
To study how vegetation in arid areas survives under limited water resources, this study …

Study of Changes in the Ulan Buh Desert under the Dual Impacts of Desert Farmland Development and Climate Change

Y Yan, J Zhou, W Feng, X Li, Z Xin, J Xie, J Xi, Y Cheng - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Desert farmland provides food for desert areas, but water is the main limiting factor of this
region, thus desert farmland has an extremely fragile ecological environment. This study …