Response of deep soil moisture to land use and afforestation in the semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 475, Issue , 2012, Pages 111-122

  Yang, Lei ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Chen, Liding ^a   Mo, Baoru ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Gansu Academy of Forestry Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Land use; Loess plateau; Soil water; Vegetation restoration

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; DEEP SOIL LAYER; DEEP SOIL MOISTURE; DIFFERENT LAND USE TYPES; FOREST LAND; HUMAN IMPACT; LAND USE TYPE; LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT; LOESS PLATEAU; MICRO TOPOGRAPHY; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; PLANT DENSITIES; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT SPECIES; PLANTING DENSITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID REGION; SHRUBLANDS; SOIL LAYER; SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION RESTORATION; WATER SOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; FARMS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; VEGETATION;

SOIL MOISTURE;

AFFORESTATION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; GRASSLAND; GROWTH RATE; LAND USE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; OPTIMIZATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; SUSTAINABILITY; TILLAGE;

CHINA; LOESS PLATEAU;

EID: 84870238847     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.041     Document Type: Article

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