Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Nov. 1, 2023
Soil
moisture
(SM)
serves
as
a
vital
indicator
reflecting
environmental
water
conditions,
but
significant
uncertainties
still
persist
regarding
how
human
activity
and
climate
change
affect
SM.
In
this
study,
we
quantified
the
influences
of
on
growing-season
SM
in
Qinghai–Tibet
grasslands
from
2000
to
2020.
Climate
led
decline
spatially
mean
at
rate
−0.01
−0.06
g
−1
year
0–10
10–20
cm,
respectively.
Nonetheless,
caused
soil
become
wetter
39.97%
22.29%
areas
Human
resulted
by
36%
21%
2.82%
cm
30.03%
cm.
Therefore,
both
have
contributed
pattern
where
whole
became
drier
while
specific
parts
during
last
20
years.
addition
temperature
precipitation
change,
should
also
pay
attention
response
radiation
change.
Agriculture,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(9), P. 981 - 981
Published: April 30, 2025
No-tillage
(NT)
is
a
key
practice
in
conservation
agriculture
that
minimizes
soil
disturbance,
thereby
enhancing
structure,
porosity,
and
overall
quality.
However,
its
long-term
effects
on
pore
networks
hydro-physical
functions
remain
underexplored.
This
study
evaluated
the
impacts
of
NT
conventional
tillage
(CT)
properties
using
undisturbed
columns,
X-ray
computed
tomography,
standard
physical
measurements.
A
field
experiment
was
conducted
under
an
eight-year
continuous
cropping
system,
with
four-year
rotation
[winter
wheat
(Triticum
aestivum
L.)—maize
(Zea
mays
L.)—sunflower
(Helianthus
annuus
L.)—peas
(Pisum
sativum
L.)],
comparing
CT
treatments
three
replications.
Soil
parameters
including
bulk
density
(BD),
moisture
content,
total
porosity
(SP),
water-stable
aggregates
(WSA),
saturated
hydraulic
conductivity
(Ksat)
were
measured.
Results
showed
increased
BD
(1.45
g/cm3)
compared
to
(1.19
g/cm3),
likely
due
reduced
disturbance.
Moisture
content
up
78%
higher
than
CT.
Saturated
also
NT,
17%
43%
increases
observed
at
harvest
2022
2023,
respectively,
except
0–30
cm
layer
immediately
after
sowing.
Micro-CT
analysis
revealed
34–115%
increase
macropores
(>1025
μm)
10–40
depth.
These
findings
demonstrate
improves
properties,
supporting
integration
into
sustainable
farming
systems
balance
productivity
environmental
stewardship.
Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
71(2), P. 210 - 220
Published: May 14, 2023
Abstract
Rainfall
interception
process
is
an
important
part
of
the
biohydrological
cycle,
in
which
vegetation
plays
role
by
regulating
amount
and
dynamics
rainfall
reaching
ground.
In
this
paper,
event-based
analysis
performed
to
discuss
influence
on
dynamic
temporal
response
soil
volumetric
water
content
(VWC)
upper
layer
during
events.
More
specifically,
six
events
that
occurred
between
19
November
2021
30
June
2022,
characterized
different
hydro-meteorological
conditions,
are
analyzed
based
continuous
measurements
VWC
open
below
groups
two
deciduous
(
Betula
pendula
Roth.)
coniferous
trees
Pinus
nigra
Arnold),
as
well
throughfall
urban
experimental
plot
Ljubljana,
Slovenia.
values
at
depth
(16
cm)
were
highest
under
birch
tree,
followed
location
pine
tree.
However,
lowest
(74
responses
showed
seasonal
patterns
related
pre-event
wetness
with
a
faster
occurrence
maximum
leafless
period.
Additionally,
its
event
significantly
affect
response,
general
reaches
peak
after
more
intense
rainfall.
Such
analysis,
offering
insight
into
development,
crucial
very
beneficial
for
understanding
processes.
Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(10), P. 1331 - 1331
Published: May 7, 2024
Investigating
the
effects
of
natural
rainfall
on
soil
moisture
for
sloping
farmland
is
extremely
important
comprehending
a
variety
hydrological
processes.
Rainfall
regimes
can
elicit
different
responses
to
at
depth
layers,
and
may
differ
depending
landscape
position
farmland.
This
paper
utilized
surface
runoff
measured
with
conventional
tillage
contour
in
red
area
China
investigate
influence
events
content
evaluate
if
response
results
were
consistent
across
four
regimes.
Natural
classified
into
line
duration,
amount,
maximum
30
min
intensity
(I30)
by
k-means
clustering
method,
including
advanced,
intermediate,
uniform
delayed
The
result
showed
that
advanced
regime
was
predominant
one
study
area,
which
represented
45.9%
total
events.
influenced
coefficient
tillage,
generating
highest
(5.20%
5.82%)
(2.00%
2.05%),
respectively.
For
0–20
cm
increased
appreciably
when
amount
larger
than
20
mm
regime.
20–40
layer
15
mm,
while
values
modified
duration
antecedent
dry
day
(ADD).
A
longer
had
more
obvious
effect
increasing
deep
soil.
At
cm,
ADD
an
positive
correlation
increment
moisture,
means
brief
produces
compounding
event.
present
underline
complexity
under
two
measures
suggest
significantly
affects
distinction
effectively
reduce
water
loss
enhance
storage
soil,
presenting
theoretical
basis
local
conservation
research
management.
Water Resources Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
59(3)
Published: March 1, 2023
Abstract
Historical
soil
moisture
(SM)
variations,
trends,
and
their
driving
factors
remain
scarce
for
the
area
of
Tibetan
Plateau
(TP),
which
hinders
putting
a
sensible
assessment
current
future
ecological
drought
risk
into
perspective.
Here,
we
report
first
three
century‐long
regional
summer
(July–August)
SM
reconstruction
southeastern
TP
during
1691–2007
CE
using
paleoclimate
proxy,
that
is,
tree‐ring
δ
18
O.
The
reconstruction,
explained
60.9%
actual
variance,
revealed
an
abrupt
wet‐to‐dry
change
occurred
in
1884.
After
1884,
exhibited
decreasing
trend
enhanced
variability,
dry
summers
more
frequently.
In
particular,
variability
reached
unprecedented
level
after
1950s
relative
to
past
centuries.
A
structural
equation
model
running
correlation
analysis
variation
was
mainly
controlled
by
precipitation
rather
than
temperature.
This
indicates
anthropogenic‐related
weakening
Indian
monsoon
played
dominant
role
changes
1884
increase
If
is
be
further
increased
future,
it
may
undermine
ecosystem
stability
forest
health.
results
this
study
are
significant
predicting
ecologically
vulnerable
regions
such
as
High
Asia.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: March 18, 2024
Leaf
nutrient
content
(nitrogen,
phosphorus)
and
their
stoichiometric
ratio
(N/P)
as
key
functional
traits
can
reflect
plant
survival
strategies
predict
ecosystem
productivity
responses
to
environmental
changes.
Previous
research
on
leaf
has
primarily
focused
the
species
level
with
limited
spatial
scale,
making
it
challenging
quantify
variability
influencing
factors
of
forest
a
macro
scale.
This
study,
based
field
surveys
literature
collected
from
2005
2020
384
planted
forests
541
natural
in
China,
investigates
differences
between
types
(planted
forests,
forests)
driving
factors.
Results
show
that
(leaf
nitrogen
(LN),
phosphorus
(LP),
N/P
ratio)
are
significantly
higher
than
those
(P<
0.05).
The
impact
climatic
soil
is
greater
forests.
With
increasing
age,
increase
content,
significant
decrease
Climatic
dominating
traits.
They
not
only
directly
affect
communities
but
also
indirectly
through
regulation
nutrients
stand
factors,
direct
effects
being
more
indirect
effects.
Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: April 12, 2024
The
Hehuang
Valley
(HV)
is
a
key
development
area
in
the
Qinghai
Province;
understanding
changes
vegetation
within
this
of
great
significance
if
we
are
to
maintain
ecological
quality
regional
environment.
Based
on
30
m
spatial
resolution
Normalized
difference
index
(NDVI)
time
series
dataset,
paper
analyzes
and
temporal
characteristics
evolutionary
trends
NDVI
HV
from
2001
2020
under
influences
climate
change
human
activities,
by
applying
Mann-Kendall
trend
analysis,
Hurst
index,
residual
analysis.
Analysis
showed
that
firstly,
high
values
(>0.5)
were
distributed
low
elevation
areas
except
for
towns
cropland,
while
(<0.5)
mainly
regions;
exhibited
an
increasing
over
study
period.
Second,
activities
promoted
growth
changing
land-use
types,
although
there
risk
degradation
future.
Third,
proportion
affected
was
determined
be
87.24%
HV;
furthermore,
contribution
three-fold
higher
than
change.
Fourth,
managers
should
scientifically
manage
grasslands
forests
implement
specific
anthropogenic
interventions
based
degradation,
improve
ecosystem
resilience.
These
results
can
used
quantitatively
analyze
relative
contributions
natural
factors
HV,
provide
reference
guidelines
management
environments.
