Vegetation Restoration Increases the Drought Risk on the Loess Plateau

Plants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(19), P. 2735 - 2735

Published: Sept. 30, 2024

The extensive implementation of the ‘Grain for Green’ project over Loess Plateau has improved environmental quality. However, it resulted in a greater consumption soil water, and its overall hydrological effects remain highly controversial. Our study utilized coupled land-atmosphere model to evaluate vegetation changes resulting from revegetation or reclamation on hydrology Plateau. Revegetation was found stimulate an increase precipitation, evapotranspiration, atmospheric water content. precipitation insufficient compensate loss driven by intensified decrease both runoff In contrast revegetation, would reduce although reduction less than evapotranspiration. This could lead results provide important scientific basis Plateau, which is particularly guiding current future activities toward sustainable ecosystem development resources management.

Language: Английский

Effects of Drought on the Water Use Strategies of Pure and Mixed Shrubs in the Mu Us Sandy Land

Plants, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13(23), P. 3261 - 3261

Published: Nov. 21, 2024

Water resources are crucial factors that limit vegetation recovery, and rational planning of silvicultural patterns is essential for the efficient utilization water in arid semi-arid regions. This study examined strategies pure shrubs (pure stands

Language: Английский