Biocrusts positively affect the soil water balance in semiarid ecosystems
Biocrusts play crucial roles in hydrological processes by controlling soil water availability
and regulating water redistribution from source to sink areas. Most studies have examined …
and regulating water redistribution from source to sink areas. Most studies have examined …
The role of biocrusts in arid land hydrology
Biocrusts exert a strong influence on hydrological processes in drylands by modifying
numerous soil properties that affect water retention and movement in soils. Yet, their role in …
numerous soil properties that affect water retention and movement in soils. Yet, their role in …
Ecological mechanisms underlying aridity thresholds in global drylands
With ongoing climate change, the probability of crossing environmental thresholds
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …
promoting abrupt changes in ecosystem structure and functioning is higher than ever. In …
Soil moisture variations in response to precipitation properties and plant communities on steep gully slope on the Loess Plateau
P Zhu, G Zhang, H Wang, B Zhang, Y Liu - Agricultural Water Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The response of soil moisture to precipitation is likely greatly affected by precipitation
properties and plant communities via influencing hydrological processes linking atmosphere …
properties and plant communities via influencing hydrological processes linking atmosphere …
Restoring soil functions by means of cyanobacteria inoculation: importance of soil conditions and species selection
In recent years, soil inoculation with cyanobacteria has become one of the most promising
biotechnological strategies for restoring soil functionality in degraded drylands because of …
biotechnological strategies for restoring soil functionality in degraded drylands because of …
Biocrust impacts on dryland soil water balance: A path toward the whole picture
As a crucial living feature inhabiting the soil–atmosphere boundary, biocrusts play a vital
role in liquid water or vapor transport through surface soil and thus have strong effects on …
role in liquid water or vapor transport through surface soil and thus have strong effects on …
Cyanobacteria and moss biocrusts increase evaporation by regulating surface soil moisture and temperature on the northern Loess Plateau, China
Soil evaporation is a three-stage process and plays a vital role in soil physical, chemical,
and biological processes, as well as global climate change. As an important living skin …
and biological processes, as well as global climate change. As an important living skin …
The effects of typical grass cover combined with biocrusts on slope hydrology and soil erosion during rainstorms on the Loess Plateau of China: An experimental study
C Dan, G Liu, Y Zhao, C Shu, E Shen… - Hydrological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biological soil crust (BSC), as a groundcover, is widely intergrown with grass. The effects of
grass combined with BSCs on slope hydrology and soil erosion during rainfall are still …
grass combined with BSCs on slope hydrology and soil erosion during rainfall are still …
The ambivalent effect of biocrusts on evaporation: Can the contradictory conclusions be explained? A review
The scholarship on evaporation has yet to fully comprehend the effects of biocrusts on
evaporation. This lacuna profoundly impacts our understanding regarding the hydrological …
evaporation. This lacuna profoundly impacts our understanding regarding the hydrological …
Water regulation in cyanobacterial biocrusts from drylands: negative impacts of anthropogenic disturbance
Arid and semi-arid ecosystems are characterized by patchy vegetation and variable
resource availability. The interplant spaces of these ecosystems are very often covered by …
resource availability. The interplant spaces of these ecosystems are very often covered by …