Deep soil moisture limits the sustainable vegetation restoration in arid and semi-arid Loess Plateau

• Published in: Geoderma Vol. 399; p. 115122
• Main Authors: Li, Bin-Bin, Li, Pan-Pan, Zhang, Wan-Tao, Ji, Jing-Yi, Liu, Guo-Bin, Xu, Ming-Xiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.10.2021
• Subjects: atmospheric precipitation; China; cropland; Deep soil moisture; Ecological restoration; ecosystems; grasslands; Hippophae rhamnoides; land restoration; Land-use changes; Platycladus orientalis; Precipitation; Revegetation; soil profiles; soil water; Sustainability; trees; China; Revegetation; Land-use changes; Precipitation; Ecological restoration; Deep soil moisture; Sustainability

•DSM in planted vegetation was lower than or approached the permanent wilting point.•Tree species, restoration age and precipitation had significant effects on DSM dynamics.•Platycladus orientalis and Hippophae rhamnoides showed advantages in keeping DSM.•Natural grassland was the best restoration w...