Land Use Affects Soil Water Balance and Soil Desiccation within the Soil Profile: Evidence from the Western Loess Plateau Case

This study evaluated the properties of soil water dynamics and desiccation to a depth of 500 cm and tested the idea that land use affects soil drying in deep profiles. Four land use types were chosen: farmland, artificial forest and grassland, and abandoned land. Soil water content was most outstand...

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Main Authors: Linlin Wang, Zhuzhu Luo, Lingling Li, Junhong Xie, Setor Kwami Fudjoe, Effah Zechariah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1136