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Artificial vegetation types impact soil moisture and carbon levels dramatically.

Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation
Effects of Artificial Vegetation Types on Soil Moisture,Carbon and Nitrogen in the Hill and Gully Area of the Loess Plateau
Guang Yang, Rong Li-yuan

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