Compared with sparse native grassland (CK) , soil water content and exchange range, as well as balance characteristics were investigated in the soil depth of 0-210 cm with 20 cm interval in mature Caragana korshinskii shrublands located in different topographic locations in a typical semi鄄arid loess watershed during growing seasons in 2009-2011. Soil water content ranged from high to low as CK, north, east and south slope in the depth of 30-130 cm, while as upper and middle position of south slope, CK, north and east slope in the depth of 150-210 cm, as well as upper, middle
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