Biological Soil Crusts Shift the Evaporation Front to Modulate Deep Soil Water Dynamics

Biological Soil Crusts Shift the Evaporation Front to Modulate Deep Soil Water Dynamics | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Biological Soil Crusts Shift the Evaporation Front to Modulate Deep Soil Water Dynamics Yong Wang, xuanyu yang This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7527892/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Aims Biological soil crusts (BSCs) play key roles in dryland surface stabilization and water conservation, but their regulation of deep soil hydrology and field applicability remain unclear. Methods This study integrated indoor soil column experiments, microstructural analysis, modeling, and 23-day field monitoring (Loess Plateau rainy season) to explore cyanobacteria-moss BSCs’ ecohydrological effects. Results Results showed BSCs actively shift the evaporation front downward—a pattern validated indoors and in the field. Laboratory data: BSCs reduced evaporation by ~ 75% vs. bare soil (BS), formed a 30 cm water accumulation zone via an EPS-mediated hydraulic barrier, and lowered saturated hydraulic conductivity by three orders of magnitude. Field data: BSCs stabilized the evaporation front at 45–50 cm (BS: 70→40 cm upward recession), mitigated drought-period water content fluctuations (surface variation − 40% vs. BS), and reduced extreme rainfall-induced deep soil over-saturation (15 cm moisture peak: 48.3% vs. 62.5% in BS). Conclusions This work confirms BSCs as dynamic ecohydrological engineers, providing insights for dryland restoration and soil conservation. Biological soil crust Evaporation front Soil hydrology Hydraulic barrier Loess Plateau Ecohydrology Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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