Woody plant encroachment has profound impacts on the sustainable management of water
resources in water-limited ecosystems. However, our understanding of the effects of this …

In the Great Plains of the central United States, water resources for human and aquatic life
rely primarily on surface runoff and local recharge from rangelands that are under rapid …

The spatiotemporal pattern of soil moisture (SM) is challenging to identify as it is defined by
the complex interactions of the atmosphere, soil, and vegetation cover. We addressed this …

As a unique structural level of forest ecosystems, the litter layer has significant ecological
effects on soil and water conservation. The broadleaf-oriented transformation of coniferous …

Forest litter plays an important role in the hydrological process of an ecosystem, but the
mechanism of interception is not well understood and has not been fully evaluated. We …

Mosses are often overlooked; however, they are important for soil-atmosphere interfaces
with regard to water exchange. This study investigated the influence of moss structural traits …

Our study was designed to spatially assess the regulation potential of watershed water-land
resources, and determine its regulation objectives for subsequent optimal allocation. We …

Woody plant encroachment into semiarid and subhumid rangelands is a global
phenomenon with important hydrological implications. Observational and experimental …

Although forests play important roles in the hydrological cycle, there is little information that
relates the water retention capacity of litter in areas under passive restoration, especially in …

Soil biocrusts are an important type of surface cover in sandy ecosystems, covering about
12% of the terrestrial surface. The biocrusts affect the hydrological process of sandy land by …