A review of stemflow generation dynamics and stemflow‐environment interactions in forests and shrublands

DF Levia, S Germer - Reviews of Geophysics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many geoscientists now recognize stemflow as an important phenomenon which can exert
considerable effects on the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of wooded ecosystems …

[HTML][HTML] A review of concentrated flow erosion processes on rangelands: Fundamental understanding and knowledge gaps

SK Nouwakpo, CJ Williams, OZ Al-Hamdan… - International Soil and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Concentrated flow erosion processes are distinguished from splash and sheetflow
processes in their enhanced ability to mobilize and transport large amounts of soil, water …

Woody plant encroachment modifies carbonate bedrock: field evidence for enhanced weathering and permeability

PAM Leite, LM Schmidt, DM Rempe, HG Olariu… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Little is known about the effects of woody plant encroachment—a recent but pervasive
phenomenon—on the hydraulic properties of bedrock substrates. Recent work using stream …

Nitrogen loss from karst area in China in recent 50 years: An in‐situ simulated rainfall experiment's assessment

X Song, Y Gao, SM Green, JAJ Dungait… - Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Karst topography covers more than 1/3 of the People's Republic of China in area. The
porous, fissured, and soluble nature of the underlying karst bedrock (primarily dolomite and …

Woody plant encroachment enhances soil infiltrability of a semiarid karst savanna

PAM Leite, BP Wilcox, KJ McInnes - Environmental Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Semiarid karst landscapes are often the source areas for regionally important groundwater
supplies. Like savannas across the globe, these landscapes are experiencing an increase …

The case for increased validation of rainfall simulation as a tool for researching runoff, soil erosion, and related processes

D Dunkerley - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Rainfall simulation is a versatile and widely-used research tool. It confers control and
convenience to the complex task of building an understanding of landsurface hydrologic and …

Drought‐induced woody plant mortality in an encroached semi‐arid savanna depends on topoedaphic factors and land management

D Twidwell, CL Wonkka, CA Taylor Jr… - Applied Vegetation …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Questions How do recent patterns of drought‐induced woody plant mortality in T exas semi‐
arid savanna compare to the extended drought of the 1950s? Does the relative composition …

Effects of eastern redcedar encroachment on soil hydraulic properties along Oklahoma's grassland‐forest ecotone

ML Wine, TE Ochsner, A Sutradhar… - Hydrological …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In north‐central Oklahoma eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana), encroachment into
grassland is widespread and is suspected of reducing streamflow, but the effects of this …

Response of cave air CO2 and drip water to brush clearing in central Texas: Implications for recharge and soil CO2 dynamics

C Wong, JL Banner - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Brush removal is commonly conducted to increase water availability in arid areas, such as
central Texas, where water resources are stressed. The effectiveness of brush clearing to …

Small-scale variability in water storage and plant available water in shallow, rocky soils

I Tokumoto, JL Heilman, S Schwinning, KJ McInnes… - Plant and soil, 2014 - Springer
Background and aims We quantified spatial variability in water storage and plant access to
water in the rocky soils of a karst savanna dominated by Ashe juniper (Juniperus ashei) and …