Soil carbon-water trade-offs during vegetation restoration on the Loess Plateau: a meta-analysis.
Vegetation restoration can enhance soil carbon sequestration but may deplete soil water in drylands. We synthesized 1045 soil organic carbon (SOC) and 875 soil moisture content (SMC) observations from 77 publications on cropland restoration across the Loess Plateau to identify where and when carbon gains coincide with...