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View article: Orchard Expansion May Diminish Groundwater Replenishment While Amplifying Nitrate Pollution in a Cultivated Loess Critical Zone
Orchard Expansion May Diminish Groundwater Replenishment While Amplifying Nitrate Pollution in a Cultivated Loess Critical Zone Open
Agricultural land use and management changes significantly alter water and nitrate (NO 3 − ) transport in the vadose zone (VZ) of the Earth's Critical Zone (CZ), thereby affecting groundwater recharge and quality. Here, we developed a mult…
View article: Climate change enhances soil fauna population and biomass in grasslands of the Loess Plateau
Climate change enhances soil fauna population and biomass in grasslands of the Loess Plateau Open
Soil fauna is a crucial component of soil biodiversity, which affects various processes and functions in terrestrial ecosystems. However, few quantitative, large-scale spatially distributional studies have explored the abundance and biomas…
View article: Soil organic and inorganic carbon pools in the Loess Plateau: New estimation, change and trade-offs
Soil organic and inorganic carbon pools in the Loess Plateau: New estimation, change and trade-offs Open
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100012226 Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
View article: A review of saline-alkali soil improvements in China: Efforts and their impacts on soil properties
A review of saline-alkali soil improvements in China: Efforts and their impacts on soil properties Open
It is a great challenge to manage and sustain agricultural production in saline-alkali soils due to their high salt content, poor structure, and low fertility, posing global threats to soil health, land sustainability, and food security. C…
View article: Divergent Responses of Microbial Diversity and Extracellular Enzymatic Activities to Straw Addition in Reclaiming Salt‐Affected Soil
Divergent Responses of Microbial Diversity and Extracellular Enzymatic Activities to Straw Addition in Reclaiming Salt‐Affected Soil Open
Soil salinization threatens food security and ecosystem functions, particularly in arid and semi‐arid regions. Besides degrading soil structure and nutrient availability, salinization also disrupts microbial functionality. Although irrigat…
View article: Disentangling Ecological Restoration's Impact on Terrestrial Water Storage
Disentangling Ecological Restoration's Impact on Terrestrial Water Storage Open
Large‐scale ecological restoration (ER) in semiarid regions is often associated with substantial terrestrial water storage (TWS) depletion. This study challenged previous estimates by demonstrating the critical importance of considering ot…
View article: Effects of anecic Amynthas aspergillum on the proportion and depth of straw-derived carbon input into soil
Effects of anecic Amynthas aspergillum on the proportion and depth of straw-derived carbon input into soil Open
Straw mulching significantly affects the soil organic carbon (OC) pool, but its positive effect on soil OC is limited by the slow decomposition rate and shallow depth. Increasing the conversion rate of straw-derived carbon (C) to soil OC a…
View article: The trade-off between soil water recovery and nitrate leaching following the conversion of orchards to croplands in the tableland region of the Chinese Loess Plateau
The trade-off between soil water recovery and nitrate leaching following the conversion of orchards to croplands in the tableland region of the Chinese Loess Plateau Open
A large-scale conversion of apple orchards into farmland has occurred in the tableland region of the Chinese Loess Plateau due to the aging of apple trees and the increase in pests and diseases. However, the impact of this conversion on so…
View article: Simulation of soil water movement and water utilization of shrub community in a gravel desert of arid northwestern China during twelve years
Simulation of soil water movement and water utilization of shrub community in a gravel desert of arid northwestern China during twelve years Open
Study region: A gravel desert in the middle reaches of the Heihe River Basin, northwestern China. Study focus: Lack of long-term monitoring of soil water and groundwater level (GL) limited accurately quantifying the interactions between so…
View article: Estimating crop evapotranspiration of wheat-maize rotation system using hybrid convolutional bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory network with grey wolf algorithm in Chinese Loess Plateau region
Estimating crop evapotranspiration of wheat-maize rotation system using hybrid convolutional bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory network with grey wolf algorithm in Chinese Loess Plateau region Open
Accurate estimation of crop evapotranspiration (ET) is essential for the efficient utilization of agricultural water resources, crop production enhancement, and sustainable agricultural development. However, direct measurement of ET is hig…
View article: Revegetation re-carbonizes soil: Patterns, mechanisms, and challenges
Revegetation re-carbonizes soil: Patterns, mechanisms, and challenges Open
Revegetation has been widely implemented throughout the world for controlling soil loss, conserving biodiversity, increasing ecosystem productivity, mitigating climate change, and contributing to soil carbon (C) sequestration. However, sys…
View article: Temperature Mainly Determined the Seasonal Variations in Soil Faunal Communities in Semiarid Areas
Temperature Mainly Determined the Seasonal Variations in Soil Faunal Communities in Semiarid Areas Open
The implementation of the Grain for Green Project has increased vegetation coverage and provided suitable habitats and food resources for soil fauna, thereby promoting the development of soil faunal communities. Studying seasonal variation…
View article: Soil moisture decline in China’s monsoon loess critical zone: More a result of land-use conversion than climate change
Soil moisture decline in China’s monsoon loess critical zone: More a result of land-use conversion than climate change Open
Soil moisture (SM) is essential for sustaining services from Earth’s critical zone, a thin-living skin spanning from the canopy to groundwater. In the Anthropocene epoch, intensive afforestation has remarkably contributed to global greenin…
View article: Source identification and migration fate of heavy metals of soil-groundwater system in a thousand-year cultivation region
Source identification and migration fate of heavy metals of soil-groundwater system in a thousand-year cultivation region Open
Pollution of farmland by heavy metals threatens food security and human health. In addition, heavy metals in soil could infiltrate into groundwater to influence the water quality and safety of drinking water. However, the relationship betw…
View article: In Situ Rainwater Harvesting System Slows Forest Decline through Increasing Soil Water Content, Fine-Root Traits, and Plant Hydraulic Conductivity
In Situ Rainwater Harvesting System Slows Forest Decline through Increasing Soil Water Content, Fine-Root Traits, and Plant Hydraulic Conductivity Open
Large-scale vegetation restoration campaigns have been implemented on the Chinese Loess Plateau, which have resulted in higher soil moisture deficits in this region. This, in turn, has hampered the healthy growth of planted trees, leading …
View article: Evaluating soil water dynamics and vegetation growth characteristics under different soil depths in semiarid loess areas
Evaluating soil water dynamics and vegetation growth characteristics under different soil depths in semiarid loess areas Open
Weathered bedrock alleviating vegetation death has been gradually appreciated, yet the hydrological effects of shallow soil layers and underlying bedrock impervious layers on the upper soil moisture and vegetation growth are less excavated…
View article: Comparison of Xylem Anatomy and Hydraulic Properties in Black Locust Trees at Two Growth Stages in Semiarid China
Comparison of Xylem Anatomy and Hydraulic Properties in Black Locust Trees at Two Growth Stages in Semiarid China Open
Tree species transitioning between different developmental phases requires homeostatic adjustments in order to maintain the integrity of the tree hydraulic system. Hence, adjustments related to hydraulic traits (e.g., xylem conduit diamete…
View article: Spatial and Temporal Variations in Soil Moisture for a Tamarisk Stand under Groundwater Control in a Hyper-Arid Region
Spatial and Temporal Variations in Soil Moisture for a Tamarisk Stand under Groundwater Control in a Hyper-Arid Region Open
In hyper-arid regions, soil moisture’s role in ecohydrological processes can differ significantly from that in arid or semi-arid ecosystems. We investigated the spatial–temporal dynamics of soil moisture and its relationship with groundwat…
View article: Earthworms reduce nutrient loss from loess soil slopes under simulated rain
Earthworms reduce nutrient loss from loess soil slopes under simulated rain Open
Burrowing, feeding, and casting activities of earthworms affect nutrient cycling and hydrological processes that take place in sloping lands. However, the effects exerted by earthworms on nutrient losses associated with runoff and sediment…
View article: Contrasting response of soil microbiomes to long-term fertilization in various highland cropping systems
Contrasting response of soil microbiomes to long-term fertilization in various highland cropping systems Open
Soil microbiomes play important roles in supporting agricultural ecosystems. However, it is still not well-known how soil microbiomes and their functionality respond to fertilization in various cropping systems. Here we examined the effect…
View article: Leguminous plants significantly increase soil nitrogen cycling across global climates and ecosystem types
Leguminous plants significantly increase soil nitrogen cycling across global climates and ecosystem types Open
Leguminous plants are an important component of terrestrial ecosystems and significantly increase soil nitrogen (N) cycling and availability, which affects productivity in most ecosystems. Clarifying whether the effects of legumes on N cyc…
View article: Evaluation of the soil water content of two managed ecosystems using cosmic‐ray neutron sensing on China's Loess Plateau
Evaluation of the soil water content of two managed ecosystems using cosmic‐ray neutron sensing on China's Loess Plateau Open
Cosmic‐ray neutron sensing (CRNS) is a promising method for the continuous monitoring of soil water content ( θ v ) at the hectometre scale. However, few studies have validated its applicability within the complex terrains of various ecosy…
View article: IAA Plays an Important Role in Alkaline Stress Tolerance by Modulating Root Development and ROS Detoxifying Systems in Rice Plants
IAA Plays an Important Role in Alkaline Stress Tolerance by Modulating Root Development and ROS Detoxifying Systems in Rice Plants Open
Auxin regulates plant growth and development, as well as helps plants to survive abiotic stresses, but the effects of auxin on the growth of alkaline-stressed rice and the underlying molecular and physiological mechanisms remain unknown. T…
View article: Good harvests of winter wheat from stored soil water and improved temperature during fallow period by plastic film mulching
Good harvests of winter wheat from stored soil water and improved temperature during fallow period by plastic film mulching Open
Plastic film mulching (FM) has been widely used to increase wheat yield in arid and semiarid regions. However, most researchers have focused on FM during the growth period of winter wheat; as such, a knowledge gap remains regarding FM in o…