Towards the influences of three types of biocrusts on soil water in drylands: Insights from horizontal infiltration and soil water retention
Geoderma(2022)
Abstract
•Biocrusts decrease soil water diffusivity by 24%–71% from dry to wet.•Biocrusts increase soil water content by 8%–53% across whole soil matric potential.•Biocrusts result in 15%–45% higher surface water content than bare soil in the field.•Effects of different biocrusts are ranked in the order of moss > mixed > cyano crusts.•Biocrusts would induce a complex influence on surface soil water balance in drylands.
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Key words
Biological soil crust,Soil water diffusivity,Soil water sorptivity,Soil water-holding capacity,Soil water balance,Chinese Loess Plateau
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