The implementation of large-scale vegetation restoration over the Chinese Loess Plateau
has achieved clear improvements in vegetation fraction, as evidenced by large areas of …

Implementation of ecological restoration projects in the Chinese Loess Plateau has
improved the ecological environment significantly, and altered the structure of rural land use …

The complexity of the spatial distribution and temporal occurrence of preferential flow (PF)
makes it challenging to understand the mechanisms of PF. This study aims to identify the …

Stable regional water resource distribution is essential for ecosystems, yet soil water
dynamics and groundwater evolutions of check dams remain many uncertainties under …

Zanthoxylum bungeanum plantations in karst areas in China are important for economic
reasons and for restoring the ecological environment. However, the lack of water resources …

Desertification has long seriously threatened the ecological security of northern China, for
which China has established the world's largest shelterbelt project. After 40 years of …

Large-scale vegetation restoration projects pose threats to water resource security in water-
limited regions. Thus, the quantification of how vegetation cover affects soil moisture is of …

Soil microbial communities and enzyme activities play key roles in soil ecosystems. Both are
sensitive to changes in environmental factors, including seasonal temperature, precipitation …

Park playgrounds recently are suffering serious heavy metals contamination in China. It is
urgent to assess the ecological risk and identify the sources for heavy metals. A total of 111 …

Assessing the integration of precipitation and its isotopic signals in soil water is crucial for
understanding the sensitivity of soil available water to precipitation variability. Here the …