Soil Drought and Water Carrying Capacity for Vegetation in the Critical Zone of the Loess Plateau: A Review

The Loess Plateau (LP) of China is a good representative area for critical zone (CZ) science studies. The LP is famous for its deep loess. In most areas, the thickness of the loess profile is deeper than 100 m, and two-thirds of the area is arid and semiarid. With the Grain-for-Green project, the ve...

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Main Authors: Ming’an Shao, Yunqiang Wang, Yongqiu Xia, Xiaoxu Jia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-03-01
Series:Vadose Zone Journal
Online Access:https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/vzj/articles/17/1/170077