provided by the Office of Agricultural Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences (kscx2-ewb-1-8);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41171027)
Gravel-sand mulch has been used for centuries to conserve water in the Loess Plateau of north- western China. In this study, we assessed the influence of long-term (1996-2012) gravel-sand mulching of cultiv- ated so...
supported by the Foundation for Excellent Youth Scholars of Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences(Y084941);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41171027)
Land use change (LUC) is widely recognized as one of the most important driving forces of global carbon cycles. The soil organic carbon (SOC) and labile organic carbon (LOC) stores were investigated at arable la...