Changes in soil water holding capacity and water availability following vegetation restoration on the Chinese Loess Plateau

doi:10.1038/s41598-021-88914-0

	Changes in soil water holding capacity and water availability following vegetation restoration on the Chinese Loess Plateau
	Zhang, Yong-wang 1; Wang, Kai-bo 2; Wang, Jun 1; Liu, Changhai 1; Shangguan, Zhou-ping 3
刊名	SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
	2021-05-07
卷号	11 期号:1 页码:11
ISSN号	2045-2322
DOI	10.1038/s41598-021-88914-0
通讯作者	Zhang, Yong-wang(yongwang19880405@163.com) ; Liu, Changhai(yadxlch@yau.edu.cn)
英文摘要	Changes in land use type can lead to variations in soil water characteristics. The objective of this study was to identify the responses of soil water holding capacity (SWHC) and soil water availability (SWA) to land use type (grassland, shrubland and forestland). The soil water characteristic curve describes the relationship between gravimetric water content and soil suction. We measured the soil water characteristic parameters representing SWHC and SWA, which we derived from soil water characteristic curves, in the 0-50 cm soil layer at sites representing three land use types in the Ziwuling forest region, located in the central part of the Loess Plateau, China. Our results showed that the SWHC was higher at the woodland site than the grassland and shrubland, and there was no significant difference between the latter two sites, the trend of SWA was similar to the SWHC. From grassland to woodland, the soil physical properties in the 0-50 cm soil layer partially improved, BD was significantly higher at the grassland site than at the shrubland and woodland sites, the clay and silt contents decreased significantly from grassland to shrubland to woodland and sand content showed the opposite pattern, the soil porosity was higher in the shrubland and woodland than that in the grassland, the soil physical properties across the 0-50 cm soil layer improved. Soil texture, porosity and bulk density were the key factors affecting SWHC and SWA. The results of this study provide insight into the effects of vegetation restoration on local hydrological resources and can inform soil water management and land use planning on the Chinese Loess Plateau.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41807520] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41671511] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41771549] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[32060297] ; Research Project of Yan'an University[YDQ2018-21] ; Doctor's Scientific Research Startup Project[YDBK2017-25] ; Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi[2020KJXX-009]
WOS关键词	LAND-USE ; CHARACTERISTIC CURVE ; SUCCESSION ; FOREST ; RESPONSES ; MOISTURE ; STORAGE ; RESPIRATION ; DROUGHT ; EROSION
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics
语种	英语
出版者	NATURE RESEARCH
WOS记录号	WOS:000656462600003
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Research Project of Yan'an University ; Doctor's Scientific Research Startup Project ; Innovation Capability Support Program of Shaanxi
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/163947]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Zhang, Yong-wang; Liu, Changhai
作者单位	1.Yanan Univ, Shaanxi Key Lab Chinese Jujube, Yanan 716000, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Earth Environm, Xian 710061, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci & Minist Water Resources, Inst Soil & Water Conservat, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zhang, Yong-wang,Wang, Kai-bo,Wang, Jun,et al. Changes in soil water holding capacity and water availability following vegetation restoration on the Chinese Loess Plateau[J]. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,2021,11(1):11.
APA	Zhang, Yong-wang,Wang, Kai-bo,Wang, Jun,Liu, Changhai,&Shangguan, Zhou-ping.(2021).Changes in soil water holding capacity and water availability following vegetation restoration on the Chinese Loess Plateau.SCIENTIFIC REPORTS,11(1),11.
MLA	Zhang, Yong-wang,et al."Changes in soil water holding capacity and water availability following vegetation restoration on the Chinese Loess Plateau".SCIENTIFIC REPORTS 11.1(2021):11.