Do biological soil crusts determine vegetation changes in sandy deserts? Implications for managing artificial vegetation

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 24, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 3621-3630

  Li, X R ^a,b   Tian, F ^a   Jia, R L ^a   Zhang, Z S ^a   Liu, L C ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b D 17487 Greifswald   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Evaporation; Hydrological cycles; Infiltration; Large scale revegetation; Tengger Desert

Indexed keywords

ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; ARTIFICIAL VEGETATION; BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HERBACEOUS SPECIES; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS; LARGE-SCALE REVEGETATION; LONG TERM MONITORING; MAJOR FACTORS; RAINFALL INFILTRATION; SAND DUNES; SANDY DESERTS; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TENGGER DESERT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS; VEGETATION CHANGE; WATER CYCLING; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY; XEROPHYTIC SHRUBS;

ARID REGIONS; ECOLOGY; EVAPORATION; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REVEGETATION; SAND; SEEPAGE; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS;

VEGETATION;

DESERT; DUNE; EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INFILTRATION; REVEGETATION; SHRUB; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

CHINA; NINGXIA HUIZU; TENGGER DESERT;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 78649472131     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7791     Document Type: Article

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