| Afforestation may accelerate the depletion of deep soil moisture on the Loess Plateau: Evidence from a meta-analysis | |
Liang, Haibin ; Xue, Yayong; Li, Zongshan; Gao, Guangyao; Liu, Guohua
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| 2022-09-01 | |
| Source Publication | LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
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| ISSN | 1085-3278 |
| Issue | 0Pages:1-12 |
| Abstract | Afforestation is an effective way to restore degraded landscapes and protect ecosystems in arid and semiarid regions. However, the responses of soil moisture content (SMC) to afforestation in deep soil layers as well as the related controlling factors on a regional scale are still poorly understood. In this study, a meta-analysis compiled a total of 3045 individual measurements in 203 sites, was conducted to evaluate the effects of afforestation on SMC to a depth of 300 cm based on a field transect survey covering non-afforested modes (traditional rain-fed cropland as the control) and afforested vegetation types (forestland, shrubland, and grassland) from southeast to northwest across the Chinese Loess Plateau and to examine the relationships between the SMC and potential affecting factors. The results showed that afforestation led to a decreasing SMC across the entire profile, especially in forestland and shrubland. Soil moisture changes were significantly affected by restoration types (forests, shrubs, and grasses) and restoration ages. Mean annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, and initial soil moisture jointly affected soil moisture in all land use types along the precipitation gradient. The artificial restoration mode significantly decreased the soil moisture, while the natural restoration mode partially restored the soil moisture. These results indicate that natural restoration may be the better choice from the soil moisture perspective in the context of future climate change in arid and semiarid regions. |
| Department | 城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 ; 城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 |
| Keyword | FOR-GREEN PROGRAM WATER CONTENT VEGETATION RESTORATION ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SPATIAL-PATTERN LAND-USE CHINA REVEGETATION HETEROGENEITY CATCHMENT |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.rcees.ac.cn/handle/311016/47195 |
| Collection | 城市与区域生态国家重点实验室 |
| Affiliation | 1.Taiyuan Normal Univ, Inst Geog Sci, Jinzhong, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Res Ctr Ecoenvironm Sci, State Key Lab Urban & Reg Ecol, Beijing 100085, Peoples R China 3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Coll Resources & Environm, Beijing, Peoples R China 4.Xinjiang Univ, Coll Resources & Environm Sci, Key Lab Oasis Ecol, Minist Educ, Urumqi, Xinjiang, Peoples R China |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Liang, Haibin,Xue, Yayong,Li, Zongshan,et al. Afforestation may accelerate the depletion of deep soil moisture on the Loess Plateau: Evidence from a meta-analysis[J]. LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT,2022(0):1-12. |
| APA | Liang, Haibin,Xue, Yayong,Li, Zongshan,Gao, Guangyao,&Liu, Guohua.(2022).Afforestation may accelerate the depletion of deep soil moisture on the Loess Plateau: Evidence from a meta-analysis.LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT(0),1-12. |
| MLA | Liang, Haibin,et al."Afforestation may accelerate the depletion of deep soil moisture on the Loess Plateau: Evidence from a meta-analysis".LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT .0(2022):1-12. |
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