Threshold effects of vegetation coverage on runoff and soil loss in the Loess Plateau of China: A meta-analysis

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 412; p. 115720
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xuexian, Song, Jinxi, Wang, Yirui, Sun, Haotian, Li, Qi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.04.2022
• Subjects: arid zones; China; cold; Ecological restoration; meta-analysis; runoff; semiarid zones; soil; Soil and water loss; soil erosion; vegetation cover; Vegetation coverage threshold; Watershed; China; Vegetation coverage threshold; Ecological restoration; Soil and water loss; Watershed

•Effective vegetation coverage can provide insight into suitable management.•Meta-analysis is an effective method to assess effective vegetation coverage.•Divide the vegetation coverage thresholds can balance water-sand relationships.•Evaluation of effective vegetation coverage for different climati...