Climate factors affect forest biomass allocation by altering soil nutrient availability and leaf traits

H Gong, W Song, J Wang, X Wang, Y Ji… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biomass in forests sequesters substantial amounts of carbon; although the contribution of
aboveground biomass has been extensively studied, the contribution of belowground …

Recalcitrant organic carbon plays a key role in soil carbon sequestration along a long-term vegetation succession on the Loess Plateau

J Shi, M Song, L Yang, F Zhao, J Wu, J Li, Z Yu, A Li… - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration effectively promotes soil quality and enhances soil organic carbon
(SOC) sequestration. However, the dynamics and driving factors of SOC fractions during …

Visualizing preferential flow paths using dye tracer and species diversity theory methods to explore their correlation to soil properties with random forest algorithm

Y Zhang, Z Tang, J Zhang, Z Zhang, M Zhang - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
The preferential flow path development is potentially the result of spatial variations in soil
properties with soil depth. However, visualizing the evolution of the preferential flow path …

Instability and deformation behaviors of root-reinforced soil under constant shear stress path

X Zou, D Li, S Wang, S Gu, W Wu - Engineering Geology, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change is becoming a greater global challenge, leading to more frequent and
intense extreme weather events, which in turn increase mountain hazards like shallow …

Intermittent flow influences plant root growth: A phytofluidics approach

P Padhi, SK Mehta, K Agarwal, PK Mondal - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The challenges of food security are exacerbated by the world's expanding population and
diminishing agricultural land. In response, hydroponic cultivation offers a potentially more …

Relationship between root characteristics and saturated hydraulic conductivity in a grassed clayey soil

LX Cui, Q Cheng, P San So, CS Tang, BG Tian… - Journal of Hydrology, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil saturated hydraulic conductivity plays a crucial role in the fields of hydrology,
geotechnical and geological engineering. This study investigated the relationship between …

Effects of halophyte Suaeda salsa continuous cropping on physical and chemical properties of saline soil under drip irrigation in arid regions

S Liu, N Wang, D Li, C Tian, K Zhang, M Hu… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024 - Elsevier
Soil salinization causes the degradation of soil structure, which seriously affects the global
agricultural production. Currently, planting halophytes to improve saline soil has been …

Field experiment on the spatiotemporal evolution of soil moisture in a rainfall-induced loess landslide: Implications for early warning

G Chen, S Bian, J Ma, X Meng, W Shi, J Wu, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rainfall can increase the moisture content of a slope, which changes its mechanical
properties and thus acts as an important mechanism to trigger landslides. However, it is …

Comparison of transit time models for exploring seasonal variation of preferential flow in a Moso bamboo watershed

J Gou, S Qu, P Shi, H Guan, H Yang, Z Zhang, J Liu… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding seasonal variations of the hydrological fluxes and preferential flow is crucial
in exploring contaminant fate and transport processes in a watershed of interest. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Testing the hydrological performance of live pole drains (LPD) for mitigation of slope instability

F Berlitz, E Benschop, SB Mickovski… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Nature-based solutions (NbS) and soil bioengineering techniques have gained
considerable attention due to their relevant hydrological functions and ability to mitigate …