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Impacts of land use and plant characteristics on dried soil layers in different climatic regions on the Loess Plateau of China by Wang, Yunqiang, Shao, Ming’an, Zhu, Yuanjun, Liu, Zhipeng

“…▶ Spatial patterns of DSLs differ greatly among arid-, semiarid- and semihumid regions. ▶ The impact of land use on DSLs is different significantly among the…”
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Effect of environmental factors on regional soil organic carbon stocks across the Loess Plateau region, China by Liu, Zhipeng, Shao, Ming’an, Wang, Yunqiang

“…► An intensive sampling of soils across the entire Loess Plateau region in China was conducted to determine soil organic carbon levels in upper (0–40 cm) and…”
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Soil moisture decline due to afforestation across the Loess Plateau, China by Jia, Xiaoxu, Shao, Ming'an, Zhu, Yuanjun, Luo, Yi

“…•Planting C. korshinskii intensified soil moisture decline on the Loess Plateau.•Soil moisture varied with stand age in R. pseudoacacia (RP) plantation.•Soil…”
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Estimation of soil water storage using temporal stability in four land uses over 10 years on the Loess Plateau, China by Liu, Bingxia, Shao, Ming’an

“…•We examine the temporal evolution of soil water under four land uses over 10years.•Evaluating the effects of observation period on the temporal stability of…”
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Advances and perspectives on soil water research in China’s Loess Plateau by Huang, Laiming, Shao, Ming′an

“…China’s Loess Plateau is the largest loess deposit in the world in terms of both depth and area. Water storage in soils of the Plateau has direct impacts on…”
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A preliminary investigation of the dynamic characteristics of dried soil layers on the Loess Plateau of China by Wang, Yunqiang, Shao, Ming’an, Shao, Hongbo

“…Serious soil desiccation, resulting from climatic conditions and poor land management, may lead to the formation of a dried soil layer (DSL), which can…”
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Earthworm activity effectively mitigated the negative impact of microplastics on maize growth by Li, Yanpei, Wang, Jiao, Shao, Ming’an, Jia, Hanzhong

“…Microplastic pollution can have detrimental effects on soil environments and inhibit crop growth. Earthworms, known as soil engineers, promote crop growth, but…”
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Modeling soil–water dynamics and soil–water carrying capacity for vegetation on the Loess Plateau, China by Liu, Bingxia, Shao, Ming’an

“…•We modelled the soil moisture variations with the plant ages increase for caragana and alfalfa.•The Simultaneous Heat and Water model could accurately…”
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Relationship of Climatic and Forest Factors to Drought- and Heat-Induced Tree Mortality by Zhang, Qingyin, Shao, Ming'an, Jia, Xiaoxu, Wei, Xiaorong

“…Tree mortality due to warming and drought is a critical aspect of forest ecosystem in responding to climate change. Spatial patterns of tree mortality induced…”
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Understanding sustainability of soil and water resources in a critical zone perspective by Zhang, Ganlin, Zhu, Yongguan, Shao, Ming’an

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Traditional dry soil layer index method overestimates soil desiccation severity following conversion of cropland into forest and grassland on China’s Loess Plateau by Jia, Xiaoxu, Zhao, Chunlei, Wang, Yunqiang, Zhu, Yuanjun, Wei, Xiaorong, Shao, Ming’an

“…•The conversion of cropland into forests and grasslands causes DSL formation on CLP.•The proposed new dynamic index method uses soil water availability to…”
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Artificial forest conversion into grassland alleviates deep-soil desiccation in typical grass zone on China’s Loess Plateau: Regional modeling by Bai, Xiao, Jia, Xiaoxu, Zhao, Chunlei, Shao, Ming’an

“…Afforestation has significantly increased vegetation cover and has slowed soil erosion on China’s Loess Plateau (CLP). However, intensive afforestation…”
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Hillslope scale temporal stability of soil water storage in diverse soil layers by Jia, Xiaoxu, Shao, Ming’an, Wei, Xiaorong, Wang, Yunqiang

“…•Analysed soil water storage (SWS) temporal stability in three layers on two hillslopes.•Spatial variation in mean SWS increased with increasing soil depth.•At…”
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Temporal stability of surface soil moisture in a desert area of northwestern China by Zhang, Pingping, Shao, Ming’an

“…•Analyzed soil moisture temporal stability in a desert area.•Spatial variation of soil moisture increased with increasing soil wetness.•At locations with…”
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Soil freezing and thawing processes affected by the different landscapes in the middle reaches of Heihe River Basin, Gansu, China by Yi, Jun, Zhao, Ying, Shao, Ming’an, Zhang, Jianguo, Cui, Lele, Si, Bingcheng

“…•Combined NMM and TDR techniques is practical to calculate soil ice content.•The calculated soil ice content is corresponded well with other monitoring…”
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Effect of rock fragments content on water consumption, biomass and water-use efficiency of plants under different water conditions by Mi, Meixia, Shao, Ming’an, Liu, Bingxia

“…The proportion of rock fragments in soil affects water availability and therefore the characteristics of plants. The objective of this study was to evaluate…”
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Vertical distribution and influencing factors of soil water content within 21-m profile on the Chinese Loess Plateau by Wang, Yunqiang, Shao, Ming'an, Liu, Zhipeng

“…In arid and semiarid regions that have deep soils, plant root systems can extract soil water to a depth of 20m or more. An accurate evaluation of soil water…”
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Deep soil water storage varies with vegetation type and rainfall amount in the Loess Plateau of China by Cao, Ruixue, Jia, Xiaoxu, Huang, Laiming, Zhu, Yuanjun, Wu, Lianhai, Shao, Ming’an

“…Soil-water storage in a deep soil layer (SWSD), defined as the layer where soil water is not sensitive to daily evapotranspiration and regular rainfall events,…”
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Regional-scale variation and distribution patterns of soil saturated hydraulic conductivities in surface and subsurface layers in the loessial soils of China by Wang, Yunqiang, Shao, Ming’an, Liu, Zhipeng, Horton, Robert

“…► Surface and subsurface Ks demonstrated a strong spatial variability at a regional scale. ► Surface LogKs was dominated by LogSand, LogSilt, LogSG, LogSSWC,…”
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Modeling long-term soil water dynamics in response to land-use change in a semi-arid area by Bai, Xiao, Jia, Xiaoxu, Jia, Yuhua, Shao, Ming'an, Hu, Wei

“…•Long-term soil water dynamics was simulated under land-use change in the CLP.•Five phases of soil water dynamics were identified under land-use…”
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