Effects of Vegetation Restoration on Soil Physical Properties in the Wind-Water Erosion Region of the Northern Loess Plateau of China

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang Li ◽  
Mu Yan ◽  
Zhang Qingfeng ◽  
Jia Zhikaun
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Water Erosion ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Vegetation Restoration

Influence of vegetation restoration on soil physical properties in the Loess Plateau, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 716-728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaojun Gu ◽  
Xingmin Mu ◽  
Peng Gao ◽  
Guangju Zhao ◽  
Wenyi Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Vegetation Restoration ◽  
The Loess Plateau

Improvement of Soil Physical Properties and Aggregate-Associated C, N, and P After Cropland was Converted to Grassland in Semiarid Loess Plateau

Soil Science ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 175 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Bin Guo ◽  
Guijun Yan ◽  
Rong-He Zhang ◽  
Feng-Min Li ◽  
Zhao-Xia Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Soil Physical Properties

scholarly journals Temporal changes of an alfalfa succession and related soil physical properties on the Loess Plateau, China

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Li She ◽  
Ming An Shao ◽  
Luis Carlos Timm ◽  
Klaus Reichardt
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Water Storage ◽  
Soil Bulk Density ◽  
Soil Physical Properties ◽  
Natural Vegetation ◽  
Soil Water Storage ◽  
The Loess Plateau

The objective of this work was to investigate the relationship between changes in the plant community and changes in soil physical properties and water availability, during a succession from alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) to natural vegetation on the Loess Plateau, China. Data from a succession sere spanning 32 years were collated, and vegetative indexes were compared to changes related to soil bulk density and soil water storage. The alfalfa yield increased for approximately 7 years, then it declined and the alfalfa was replaced by a natural community dominated by Stipa bungeana that began to thrive about 10 years after alfalfa seeding. Soil bulk density increased over time, but the deterioration of the alfalfa was mainly ascribed to a severe reduction in soil water storage, which was lowest around the time when degradation commenced. The results indicated that water consumption by alfalfa could be reduced by reducing plant density. The analysis of the data also suggested that soil water recharge could be facilitated by rotating the alfalfa with other crops, natural vegetation, or bare soil.

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