Recalcitrant organic carbon plays a key role in soil carbon sequestration along a long-term vegetation succession on the Loess Plateau

J Shi, M Song, L Yang, F Zhao, J Wu, J Li, Z Yu, A Li… - Catena, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Vegetation restoration effectively promotes soil quality and enhances soil organic carbon
(SOC) sequestration. However, the dynamics and driving factors of SOC fractions during …

Effects of halophyte Suaeda salsa continuous crop** on physical and chemical properties of saline soil under drip irrigation in arid regions

S Liu, N Wang, D Li, C Tian, K Zhang, M Hu… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Soil salinization causes the degradation of soil structure, which seriously affects the global
agricultural production. Currently, planting halophytes to improve saline soil has been …

Elevation influences belowground biomass proportion in forests by affecting climatic factors, soil nutrients and key leaf traits

X Zhang, Y Wang, J Wang, M Yu, R Zhang, Y Mi, J Xu… - Plants, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Forest biomass allocation is a direct manifestation of biological adaptation to environmental
changes. Studying the distribution patterns of forest biomass along elevational gradients is …

Intermittent flow influences plant root growth: A phytofluidics approach

P Padhi, SK Mehta, K Agarwal, PK Mondal - Physics of Fluids, 2024‏ - pubs.aip.org
The challenges of food security are exacerbated by the world's expanding population and
diminishing agricultural land. In response, hydroponic cultivation offers a potentially more …

Climate factors affect forest biomass allocation by altering soil nutrient availability and leaf traits

H Gong, W Song, J Wang, X Wang, Y Ji… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Biomass in forests sequesters substantial amounts of carbon; although the contribution of
aboveground biomass has been extensively studied, the contribution of belowground …

Field experiment on the spatiotemporal evolution of soil moisture in a rainfall-induced loess landslide: Implications for early warning

G Chen, S Bian, J Ma, X Meng, W Shi, J Wu, Y Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Rainfall can increase the moisture content of a slope, which changes its mechanical
properties and thus acts as an important mechanism to trigger landslides. However, it is …

Contributions of soil organic carbon-induced root-and soil properties complexity to water flow in eastern China

Z Tang, W Zhang, J Chen, L Wang, Y Zhang - Science of The Total …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Water flow within the soils affects the efficiency of materials transfer mediated by water. Soil
organic carbon (SOC) as an important role in active water flow events can drive the …

Vegetation-induced modifications in hydrological processes and the consequential dynamic effects of slope stability

Z Deng, H Lan, L Li, W Sun - CATENA, 2025‏ - Elsevier
Vegetation, as a crucial factor influencing the occurrence of shallow landslides, faces
increased demands for understanding how its hydrological effects impact landslide …

Visualizing preferential flow paths using dye tracer and species diversity theory methods to explore their correlation to soil properties with random forest algorithm

Y Zhang, Z Tang, J Zhang, Z Zhang, M Zhang - Journal of Hydrology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The preferential flow path development is potentially the result of spatial variations in soil
properties with soil depth. However, visualizing the evolution of the preferential flow path …

Instability and deformation behaviors of root-reinforced soil under constant shear stress path

X Zou, D Li, S Wang, S Gu, W Wu - Engineering Geology, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Climate change is becoming a greater global challenge, leading to more frequent and
intense extreme weather events, which in turn increase mountain hazards like shallow …