The Impact of Rainfall on Soil Moisture Dynamics in a Foggy Desert.

Soil moisture is a key variable in dryland ecosystems since it determines the occurrence and duration of vegetation water stress and affects the development of weather patterns including rainfall. However, the lack of ground observations of soil moisture and rainfall dynamics in many drylands has lo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bonan Li, Lixin Wang, Kudzai F Kaseke, Lin Li, Mary K Seely
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5072646?pdf=render