title: [Ecological effect of hygroscopic and condensate water on biological soil crusts in Shapotou region of China].
abstract: By the method of field experiment combined with laboratory analysis, this paper studied the ecological significance of hygroscopic and condensate water on the biological soil crusts in the vegetation sand-fixing area in Shapotou region of China. In the study area, 90% of hygroscopic and condensate water was within the 3 cm soil depth, which didn' t affect the surface soil water content. The hygroscopic and condensate water generated at night involved in the exchange process of soil surface water and atmosphere water vapor, made up the loss of soil water due to the evaporation during the day, and made the surface soil water not reduced rapidly. The amount of the generated hygroscopic and condensate water had a positive correlation with the chlorophyll content of biological soil crusts, indicating that the hygroscopic and condensate water could improve the growth activity of the biological soil crusts, and thus, benefit the biomass accumulation of the crusts.
authors.affiliation: Experimental Research Station, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China. panyanxia@gmail.com
authors.forename: Yan-Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xin-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ya-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D003889:Desert Climate; D017753:Ecosystem; D008011:Lichens / Q000378:metabolism; D010788:Photosynthesis; D012987:Soil / Q000737:chemistry*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis*; D017155:Wettability
chemical_list: D012987:Soil; D014867:Water