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@ARTICLE{Schneider:62187,
      author       = {Schneider, K. and Huisman, J. A. and Breuer, L. and Frede,
                      H.-G.},
      title        = {{A}mbiguous effects of grazing intensity on surface soil
                      moisture: {A} geostatistical case study from a steppe
                      environment in {I}nner {M}ongolia, {PR} {C}hina},
      journal      = {Journal of arid environments},
      volume       = {72},
      issn         = {0140-1963},
      address      = {Kidlington},
      publisher    = {Elsevier},
      reportid     = {PreJuSER-62187},
      pages        = {1305 - 1319},
      year         = {2008},
      note         = {Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012},
      abstract     = {Does grazing intensity lead to changes ill the mechanisms
                      of water distribution and water storage in the topsoil? We
                      attempt to answer this question by comparing temporal and
                      spatial soil moisture variation on sites with different
                      grazing intensities ranging from ungrazed to heavily grazed.
                      The research was carried out in it semi-arid steppe
                      environment in northern China. During file growing season,
                      evapotranspiration rates usually exceed the amount of
                      rainfall ill these areas, so the ability to store water in
                      the plant-soil system is crucial for biomass growth. In June
                      2005, the spatial variation of soil moisture in five grazing
                      treatments (two ungrazed sites, one winter grazing, one
                      continuous grazing and one heavy grazing site) was monitored
                      on seven consecutive days after a precipitation event. We
                      used capacitance sensors to measure volumetric soil moisture
                      down to a depth of 0.06 m. The measurements were analysed
                      with respect to the spatial correlation of data points
                      (variogram analysis and kriging interpolation). The five
                      sites did reveal some spatial patterns, but these were not
                      very distinct. The capability of retaining water in the
                      topsoil declined along the grazing gradient from ungrazed
                      (wettest site) to heavily grazed (driest site). However,
                      this pattern is disturbed, as the two ungrazed sites
                      (ungrazed since 1979 and ungrazed since 1999) reacted
                      differently to wetting and drying and showed significant
                      differences on all sampling days. (c) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All
                      rights reserved.},
      keywords     = {J (WoSType)},
      cin          = {ICG-4},
      ddc          = {333.7},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)VDB793},
      pnm          = {Terrestrische Umwelt},
      pid          = {G:(DE-Juel1)FUEK407},
      shelfmark    = {Ecology / Environmental Sciences},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000257043800015},
      doi          = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.02.002},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/62187},
}