Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2249-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-2249-2017
Research article
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02 May 2017
Research article |  | 02 May 2017

Variation of soil hydraulic properties with alpine grassland degradation in the eastern Tibetan Plateau

Tao Pan, Shuai Hou, Shaohong Wu, Yujie Liu, Yanhua Liu, Xintong Zou, Anna Herzberger, and Jianguo Liu

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This study shows that soil hydraulic properties, especially those of the top soil, varied greatly with alpine swamp meadow degradation. Soil porosity is the dominant influencing factor of soil hydraulic properties. The results suggest that alpine swamp meadow degradation would inevitably lead to negative hydrological effects. Hydrological modelling in the Tibetan Plateau and similar regions are recommended to understand the effects of degradation on soil hydraulic properties.