Social Sciences
5 years ago

Plant growth boosts soil quality in arid regions, impacting water availability.

Nanjing Linye Daxue xuebao
Distribution patterns of root biomass and soil water contents in three typical arid communities in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Bin Chen, Maosong Liu, T. Uriankhai, Huang Zheng, Mingjuan Zhang, Chi Xu

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The researchers studied root systems and soil water in three arid communities in Ningxia. They found that plant growth improves soil infiltration rates. Fine root biomass was highest near plants in the top soil layer, but deeper in open areas. Soil water content varied between communities, with the most intense changes in the grass-forb community.