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SUBMITTER: Zhao C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397324 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Chunlei C Jia Xiaoxu X Gongadze Kate K Shao Ming'an M Wu Lianhai L Zhu Yuanjun Y
Scientific reports 20190301 1
The wide spread of dry soil layers (DSL) in China's Loess Plateau region has negative effects on the ecosystem, including soil degradation and vegetation failure. To understand the temporal persistence of DSL, a ca. 860 km south-north transect was established and soil water content of the 0-5 m depth soil layer repeatedly measured for a period of four years. The results indicated that DSL varied with time and had a distribution area over 21.5-47.0% in the 860 km transect during the study period. ...[more]