Alpine shrub had a stronger soil water retention capacity than the alpine meadow on the northeastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Soil water retention capacity is an essential component of the land surface processes and hydrological cycles. Although the effect of grassland degradation on soil water retention capacity have been well documented, few studies have focused on how soil hydrological properties vary between different...

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Main Authors: Licong Dai, Ruiyu Fu, Xiaowei Guo, Yangong Du, Zhongmin Hu, Guangmin Cao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Ecological Indicators
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X2101027X