Characteristics of Soil and Organic Carbon Loss Induced by Water Erosion on the Loess Plateau in China.

Soil erosion has been a common environmental problem in the Loess Plateau in China. This study aims to better understand the losses of soil organic carbon (SOC) induced by water erosion. Laboratory-simulated rainfall experiments were conducted to investigate the characteristics of SOC loss induced b...

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Main Authors: Zhongwu Li, Xiaodong Nie, Xiaofeng Chang, Lin Liu, Liying Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4849789?pdf=render