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Cultivation impacts on soil texture during oasis expansion in Xinjiang, Northwest China: Wind erosion effects

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Abstract To explore the cultivation effects on soil texture at local and regional scales during the expansion of oases, a field survey combined with remote sensing monitoring was conducted in… Click to show full abstract

Abstract To explore the cultivation effects on soil texture at local and regional scales during the expansion of oases, a field survey combined with remote sensing monitoring was conducted in the arid desert regions in Xinjiang, Northwest China. We evaluated possible changes by comparing cultivated and uncultivated lands in 2019 with paired reference lands from the Second National Soil Survey of China. The results showed that the clay content and the silt content in cultivated land increased with cultivation years (p

Keywords: expansion; xinjiang northwest; northwest china; cultivation; china; soil texture

Journal Title: Aeolian Research
Year Published: 2020

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