Functional traits explain seasonal variation effects of plant communities on soil erosion in semiarid grasslands in the Loess Plateau of China
Jian Hou, Huoxing Zhu, Bojie Fu, Yihe Lü, Ji Zhou
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceErosionSpecies evennessPlant communitySoil conservationSurface runoffGrowing seasonVegetation (pathology)EcologySpecies richnessHydrology (agriculture)BiologyAgricultureGeologyPaleontologyGeotechnical engineeringPathologyMedicineEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSoil erosion and sediment transportTree Root and Stability Studies