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Effects of wheat stubble on runoff, infiltration, and erosion of farmland on the Loess Plateau, China, subjected to simulated rainfall
Linhua Wang
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling 712100, China
Bo Ma
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling 712100, China
Faqi Wu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling 712100, China
College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F
University, Yangling 712100, China
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Selene B. González-Morales, Alex Mayer, and Neptalí Ramírez-Marcial
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Cheng Zeng, Shijie Wang, Xiaoyong Bai, Yangbing Li, Yichao Tian, Yue Li, Luhua Wu, and Guangjie Luo
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Yue Li, Xiao Yong Bai, Shi Jie Wang, Luo Yi Qin, Yi Chao Tian, and Guang Jie Luo
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Cevdet Şeker, Hasan Hüseyin Özaytekin, Hamza Negiş, İlknur Gümüş, Mert Dedeoğlu, Emel Atmaca, and Ümmühan Karaca
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To simulate grassland NPP in Southern China, a new model was built and validated based on data recorded from 2003 to 2014. There was a highly significant correlation between simulated and measured NPP. The NPP values had a decreasing trend from east to west and south to north. Mean NPP was 471.62 g C m−2 from 2003 to 2014. Additionally, the mean annual NPP presented a rising trend, increasing 3.49 g C m−2 yr−1.
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Solid Earth, 8, 499–513, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-499-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-499-2017, 2017
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Soil is a sphere of the earth system with a special structure and function. From the point of view of the earth system, soil science should not only study the soil material but also change towards the relationship between the soil and the
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Solid Earth, 8, 189–198, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-189-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-8-189-2017, 2017
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Solid Earth Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2016-105, https://doi.org/10.5194/se-2016-105, 2016
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Carlos Asensio, Francisco Javier Lozano, Pedro Gallardo, and Antonio Giménez
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Short summary
Soil and water losses in agriculture are a major environmental problem on the Loess Plateau, China. This study investigated the effects of wheat stubble on soil erosion in laboratory plots under simulated rainfall. These results show that the traditional plow may induce more serious soil and water losses compared to wheat stubble cover. Wheat stubble cover delayed runoff generation time, decreased the runoff and sediment loss, and increased rainwater infiltration into the soil.
Soil and water losses in agriculture are a major environmental problem on the Loess Plateau,...
