Litter cover breaks soil water repellency of biocrusts, enhancing initial soil water infiltration and content in a semi-arid sandy land
Zeng Cui, Ze Huang, Jiafa Luo, Kaiyang Qiu, Manuel López‐Vicente, Gao‐Lin Wu
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceInfiltration (HVAC)LitterPlant litterAridWater contentTopsoilSoil waterEcosystemSoil scienceHydrology (agriculture)AgronomyEcologyGeologyBiologyGeographyGeotechnical engineeringMeteorologyBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyLichen and fungal ecologySlime Mold and Myxomycetes Research