Effects of microbiotic crusts on evaporation from the revegetated area in a Chinese desert |
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出 版 社:Australian Journal of Soil Research |
发表时间:2007 |
台 站:
沙坡头沙漠试验研究站
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作 者:Lichao Liu(刘立超),Yaoxuan Song,Yanhong Gao |
点 击 率:4491 |
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摘 要:Conflicting views exist on the evaporative effects of microbiotic crusts. The effects of microbiotic crusts on evaporation were studied using a microlysimeter under different simulated precipitation. The results show that under minor precipitation, the microbiotic crusts generally act as a retarding factor for evaporation, prolonging water retention in the surface layer in comparison with sandy soil; while under abundant precipitation, the crusts result in less infiltration and a greater total water loss through evaporation. It is potential that microbiotic crusts act as a major environmental driver in the succession of restored vegetation through their influence on evaporative water loss. |
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