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SP06e Mechanisms of soil erosion as a function of species richness and species composition in subtropical forests
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During the first phase of BEF China (2008-2010), we have concentrated our research on the modification of the kinetic energy of precipitation by its pass through the tree canopy. All measurements were conducted in the CSPs under natural rainfall conditions because the Main Experiment was only being planted and tree communities had not established yet. Verification and quantification of the effect of biodiversity on soil erosion was done using a combined approach of newly designed splash cups developed within the project and laser precipitation monitors (LPM) which has been rented for calibration of the splash cups. Runoff measurements in the CSPs and on the experimental site could not be undertaken, since only one PhD student was funded during the first stage of BEF China. However, new runoff plots were developed according to the specification of our first proposal. Initial runoff measurements have been carried out in the Main Experiment to test a prototype of a runoff plot and adjusted it to the needs of BEF China. The results will serve as reference for the activities during phase II. Within the baseline studies, geomorphological mapping, soil mapping, soil sampling and soil analyses were conducted. The data sets available at time of proposal writing on soil properties, pedogenesis, and geomorphology as well as first indicators for historical site management cover all CSPs and parts of block A of the Main Experiment. Further, two climate station were assembled and adjusted at Gutianshan National Nature Reserve (GNNR) and experimental site A as well as a topographical survey.
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BEF China Experimental Sites Google presentation

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Powerpoint-presentation showing a delineation of the study sites on top of the new high-resolution google images. The Xingangshan study site A and B

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Created at: 2011-06-07
Updated at: 2013-08-25

CSPs: Climate measurements in the Gutianshan Nature Reserve (2009-2012).

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Aggregated daily measurments for the Gutianshan climate station from February 2009 to February 2012. Mind that only those values with measurement count 288 or 24 are valid, corresponding to 5 min or 60 min measurement intervals. Additionally an...

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Created at: 2012-01-31
Updated at: 2016-03-24

CSPs: Geomorphological maps

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One map for each of the study sites, together with a legend file.

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Created at: 2011-08-15
Updated at: 2014-08-08

CSPs: Kinetic energy of raindrops at random positions in the CSPs

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Sand-filled splash cups were used to study the erosivity of rainfall and throughfall in the humid subtropics of southeast China in spring and summer 2010. Our results showed that the splash cup measurements yielded precise and reproducible results...

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Created at: 2012-01-19
Updated at: 2017-01-31

CSPs: Kinetic energy of raindrops below target trees in the CSPs

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Sand-filled splash cups were used to study the erosivity of rainfall and throughfall in the humid subtropics of southeast China. Our results showed that the splash cup measurements yielded precise and reproducible results both under open field con...

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Created at: 2012-01-19
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CSPs: Kinetic energy of raindrops in the CSPs: characteristics of rain events

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Rain was captured in open field and in vegetated conditions parallel to measurements in the Comparative study plots (CSPs). Throughfall as well as sandloss from splashcups can be used to derive kinetic energy from raindrops.

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Created at: 2011-06-07
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSP soil profile description: general site information, surface characteristics, soil classification

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Soil profile description according to the „Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung. 
5. verbesserte und erweiterte Auflage Herausgegeben von der Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe in Zusammenarbeit mit den Staatlichen Geologischen Diensten ...

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Created at: 2011-08-22
Updated at: 2015-03-10

CSP soil profile description II: soil horizons

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Soil profile description according to "!!!Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung". This dataset contains all information with several entries (up to 8) per category, thus describing the whole soil profile. Two separate sheets contain data that describes ...

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Created at: 2011-08-31
Updated at: 2015-02-23

CSPs: Soil CNS and pH analyses of depth increments in the Comparative Study Plots

Abstract:
Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (H2O and KCl) of six depth increments per CSP. Total depth is 50 cm.

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Created at: 2011-06-28
Updated at: 2016-12-01

CSPs: Soil CNS and pH analyses of horizonswise from soil profiles of Comparative Study Plots

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (H2O and KCl) from soil horizons of each soil profile per CSP.

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Created at: 2011-12-13
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSPs: Soil effective cation exchange capacity: depth increments of Comparative Study Plots

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Contents of exchangable Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, H, effective Cation Exchange Capacity (CECeff; extraction with 1 M NH4Cl) and base saturation (BS) of six depth increments per CSP....

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Created at: 2011-12-06
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSPs: Soil effective cation exchange capacity: horizonswise from soil profiles of Comparative Study Plots

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Contents of exchangable Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Al, H, effective Cation Exchange Capacity (CECeff; extraction with 1 M NH4Cl) and base saturation (BS) from soil horizons of each soil ...

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Created at: 2011-12-06
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSPs: Soil grain size analyses: depth increments of Comparative Study Plots

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Soil physical analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Mass-% of 8 grain size classes of fine earth < 2 mm of six depth increments per CSP. Total depth is 50 cm. Grain sizes discriminate between sand, silt, and clay.

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Created at: 2011-12-28
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSPs: Soil grain size analyses: horizonswise from soil profiles of Comparative Study Plots

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Soil physical analyses of all 27 comparative study plots. Mass-% of 8 grain size classes of fine earth < 2 mm from soil horizons of each soil profile per CSP. Grain sizes discriminate between sand, silt, and clay.

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Created at: 2011-12-28
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSPs: Soil horizons: bulk density in 2008/09

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Bulk density of soil horizons for all 27 comparative study plots.

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Created at: 2014-04-11
Updated at: 2016-03-03

CSPs: soil profile descriptions

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This file is one file soil profile description of all CSPs. Mind that these values will not be stored in the database, but only be available as file. The data will be imported in the portal by three other dataset objects, yet to come. There are ...

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Created at: 2011-08-22
Updated at: 2016-02-18

Data for Schuldt et al. "Biodiversity across trophic levels drives multifunctionality in highly diverse forests"

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Human-induced biodiversity change may impair ecosystem functions crucial to human well-being. However, the consequences of this change for ecosystem multifunctionality are poorly understood beyond effects of plant species loss, particularly in reg...

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Created at: 2018-04-23
Updated at: 2018-04-23

Digital Elevation Model: CSPs and Pilot Experiment - original .txt file, 90m resolution

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This files are used to interpolate the data from the relief profile of Gutianshan (CSPs) and Xingangshan (Experiment) into a 3D-model. Therfor "ESRI ArcGIS shapefile" has been used. Nearer describtions besides can be found in "Sampling description...

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Created at: 2011-06-09
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Digital Elevation Model: Site A, original Esri Shape files

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These files are used to interpolate the data from the relief profile of Xingangshan, experimental site A into a 3D-model. For this, "ESRI ArcGIS shapefile" has been used. Additional and more detailed describtions can be obtained from "Sampling des...

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Created at: 2011-06-07
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Digital Elevation Model: Site A, original txt files

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This files are used to interpolate the data from the relief profile of Xingangshan, experimental site 1 into a 3D-model. Therfor "ESRI ArcGIS shapefile" has been used. Nearer describtions besides can be found in "Sampling description". ...

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Ecoscape: Terrain attributes and landform characteristics of Site A

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Results of the terrain and landform analysis on site A (EcoScape approach).

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Updated at: 2017-01-26

Ecoscape: Terrain attributes and landform characteristics of Site B

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Results of the terrain and landform analysis on site B (EcoScape approach)

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Updated at: 2017-01-26

Main Experiment: Cation exchange capacity, base saturation and soil fertility attributes of depth increments on Site A (2010-2011)

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of VIPs and selected plots on Site A. Cation exchange capacity, base saturation and soil fertility attributes of six depth increments per plot.

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Created at: 2016-11-14
Updated at: 2016-12-15

Main Experiment: Cation exchange capacity, base saturation and soil fertility attributes of depth increments on Site B (2010-2011)

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of VIPs and selected plots on Site B. Cation exchange capacity, base saturation and soil fertility attributes of six depth increments per plot.

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Created at: 2016-11-14
Updated at: 2016-12-13

Main Experiment: Climate measurements in the Main Experiment (2009-2012)

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The climate station for the Main Experiment Site A is situated at Plot M20 (29°07'27'' N, 117°54'30'' E) at 193 m asl.

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Created at: 2012-01-31
Updated at: 2016-03-24

Main Experiment: Cover of Biological Soil Crusts in Runoff Plots (2011 - 2015)

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Cover of BSCs and adjunct vegetation parameters on research plots with micro-scale ROPs.

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Created at: 2017-12-18
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Main Experiment: Cover of Biological Soil Crusts in Runoff Plots: bryophyte species

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Biological soil crusts (BSCs) were sampled in runoff plots of sites A and B in 2013. This is the species list containing bryophytes.

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Created at: 2016-03-24
Updated at: 2017-12-18

Main Experiment: Erosionsticks - Positions

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Position of the erosion sticks in the Main Experiment. The actual data of the erosion sticks experiment are given in dataset 417.

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Created at: 2011-08-22
Updated at: 2016-03-03

Main experiment: Geology and Geomorphology

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Geological and geomorphical characterisation of the area in which the CSPs and the Experimental Sites of the BEF-China Project are located.

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Created at: 2011-06-28
Updated at: 2014-10-07

Main Experiment: Kinetic energy of rain drops in the main experiment - data

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Soil erosion by water is an important process regarding ecosystem stability and ecosystem functions; this is especially true for subtropical regions with high intensity rainfall. Rainfall erosivity is one important factor in estimating soil erosio...

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Created at: 2014-03-27
Updated at: 2024-10-21

Main Experiment: Runoff Plots in the Main Experiment - Data

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In soil erosion research it is widely accepted that vegetation is a key factor for the type and intensity of erosion. Thus, scientists have long recognized the importance of forests for erosion control and afforestation is a common measure of soil...

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Main Experiment: Runoff Plots in the Main Experiment - Positions

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Different to our proposal we decided not to have 2 runoff plots (1 m² in size each) but 5 Mini-ROPs (40 cm x 40 cm, 0.16 m² each) per VIP. We spread them randomly over the left (vertical rows 1-4, horizontal rows 5-20) and lower (v rows 1-15, h ...

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Created at: 2011-07-13
Updated at: 2016-03-24

Main Experiment: Site B, Digital elevation model, 5m resolution

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These are the compressed files with original waypoints and interpolated elevation model. Please mind that the GIS in Halle is resulting from this data and contains more data on top of that (see dataset page "Main experiment GIS archive", http://c...

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Created at: 2011-08-30
Updated at: 2016-03-03

Main Experiment: Soil bulk density (VIP and VIPRep) in 2015

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Soil bulk density (g/cm3) in 5 depth increments from VIPs and VIPReps of both experimental sites sampled in April 2015. With additional information on soil water content (%) at sampling hour.

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Created at: 2013-02-21
Updated at: 2016-12-13

Main Experiment: Soil CNS and pH analyses of depth increments on Site A (2010-2011)

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all plots on Site A. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (in H2O and KCl) of six depth increments per plot.

Id: 331
People: 3
Projects: 1
Version: 3
Attachments: 0
Created at: 2013-04-25
Updated at: 2016-11-15

Main Experiment: Soil CNS and pH analyses of depth increments on Site A (VIPs and VIPReps 2014)

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of VIPs and VIPReps on Site A. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (in H2O and KCl) of five depth increments per plot.

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Projects: 1
Version: 1
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Created at: 2016-11-11
Updated at: 2016-11-15

Main Experiment: Soil CNS and pH analyses of depth increments on Site B (2010-2011)

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all plots on Site B. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (in H2O and KCl) of depth increments per plot.

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People: 3
Projects: 1
Version: 3
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Created at: 2013-04-25
Updated at: 2016-11-15

Main Experiment: Soil CNS and pH analyses of depth increments on Site B (VIPs and VIPReps 2014)

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Soil chemical laboratory analyses of VIPs and VIPReps on Site B. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (in H2O and KCl) of five depth increments per plot.

Id: 540
People: 3
Projects: 1
Version: 1
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Created at: 2016-11-11
Updated at: 2016-11-15

NILEX (general/soil): Rainfall simulator

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During the New Integrated Litter Experiment (NILEx) we used a rainfall simulator to measure the sensitivity of soil to erosion under constant conditions. This simulator was developed in Tübingen in 2011 and comes with a lightweight tent and an adj...

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Created at: 2013-09-02
Updated at: 2017-01-09

NILEx (soil): soil erosion data

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Litter cover plays a major role in soil erosion processes. It is known that litter cover reduces erosivity of raindrops, decreases sediment discharge and lowers runoff volume compared to bare ground. However, in the context of biodiversity, the co...

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Created at: 2013-09-20
Updated at: 2017-01-09

Thesis: Eigenschaften und Verbreitung von Humusformen entlang eines Biodiversitäts- und Sukzessionsgradienten in den humiden Subtropen Chinas. (Characteristics and distribution of humus types compared to biodiversity and succession.)

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Characteristics and distribution of humus types compared to biodiversity and succession in subtropical China. Diploma thesis (equiv. M.Sc.) 2010. Language: German. Mit steigendem Sukzessionsstadium des Vegetationsbestandes nehmen die Streumä...

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Created at: 2011-12-28
Updated at: 2014-02-24

Thesis: Hangrutschungen in Südostchina - Vorstellung einer innovativen Kartierung und deren Ergebnisse (A new method to calculate and describe landslide forms and a general map of Site A's landslides)

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A new method to calculate and describe landslide forms and a general map of Site A's landslides. Short report of a students course in autumn 2011 held by SP6. Language: German. In der vorliegend...

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Throughfall kinetic energy in young subtropical forests: Investigation on tree species richness effects and spatial variability

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Soil erosion threatens ecosystem functioning by reducing soil organic carbon stocks or relocating nutrients. A common measure to protect soil against erosion is afforestation. There is growing evidence that mixed-species forest stands have benefic...

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Board: Submit
State: Accepted
Created at: 2014-09-16
Updated at: 2016-02-17

The influence of leaf litter diversity and soil fauna on initial soil erosion in subtropical forests

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Soil erosion is one of the main environmental problems, especially in subtropical regions with monsoon climate. Afforestation is suggested to be an ecological solution for the loss of soil. Litter cover plays a major role in soil erosion processes...

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Board: Final
State: Accepted
Created at: 2013-10-17
Updated at: 2017-01-27

On the combined effect of soil fertility and topography on tree growth in subtropical forest ecosystems - a study from SE China

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Aims The aim of our research was to understand small-scale effects of topography and soil fertility on tree growth in a forest biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (BEF) experiment in subtropical SE China. Methods Geomorphometric terrain an...

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Board: Prep
State: Accepted
Created at: 2016-11-03
Updated at: 2016-11-03

Rule-based analysis of throughfall kinetic energy to evaluate biotic and abiotic factor thresholds to mitigate erosive power

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Below vegetation, throughfall kinetic energy (TKE) is an important factor to express the potential of rainfall to detach soil particles and thus for predicting soil erosion rates. TKE is affected by many biotic (e.g. tree height, leaf area index) ...

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Board: Final
State: Accepted
Created at: 2016-01-25
Updated at: 2018-01-25

Kinetic energy of throughfall in subtropical forests of SE China–effects of tree canopy structure, functional traits, and biodiversity

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To relate throughfall kinetic energy to specific tree species and to forest stands of different biodiversity levels: How and to what extend do specific species change the kinetic energy of throughfall? Is the effect of tree height and crown arch...

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Board: Final
State: Accepted
Created at: 2013-01-01
Updated at: 2017-02-09

Splash erosion potential under tree canopies in subtropical SE China. doi:10.1016/j.catena.2010.10.00

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[4] Geißler, C., Kühn, P., Böhnke, M., Bruelheide, H., Shi, X. & Scholten, T. (2012): Splash erosion potential under tree canopies in subtropical SE China. Catena 91: 85-93. (prop. 37) doi:10.1016/j.catena.2010.10.00

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Board: Final
State: Accepted
Created at: 2012-02-01
Updated at: 2017-02-09

Estimation of throughfall erosivity in a highly diverse forest ecosystem using sand-filled splash cups. doi:10.1007/s12583-010-0132-y

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A) application of the splash cup technique under forest vegetation B) compare rainfall erosivity and throughfall erosivity [11] Geißler, C., Kühn, P., She, X., Scholten, T. (2010): Estimation of throughfall erosivity in a highly diverse forest...

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Board: Prep
State: Accepted
Created at: 2010-10-06
Updated at: 2013-01-19

A new splash cup to measure the kinetic energy of rainfall. doi:10.1002/jpln.201000349

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[15] Scholten, T., Geißler, C., Goc, J., Kühn, P., & Wiegand, C. (2011). A new splash cup to measure the kinetic energy of rainfall. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, 174(4), 596-601. (prop 33).

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Board: Prep
State: Accepted
Created at: 2012-02-02
Updated at: 2013-01-18

Tree species and functional traits but not species richness affect interrill erosion processes in young subtropical forests

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Soil erosion is seriously threatening ecosystem functioning in many parts of the world. In this context, it is assumed that tree species richness and functional diversity of tree communities can play a critical role in improving ecosystem services...

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Board: Final
State: Accepted
Created at: 2014-03-28
Updated at: 2017-01-27
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