Fang-Lei Gao et al. explored the effects of the #GroundwaterDepth on the characteristics of #TamarixChinensis shrub communities in the Yellow River Delta.

#SoilSalinity | #PlantDiversity | #CoastalTidalFlats

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf067

#GroundwaterDepth ➡️ Characteristics of #TamarixChinensis shrub communities 🟰 Effects

Results:
1️⃣ Groundwater depth⬆️, soil moisture and salinity ⬇️;
2️⃣ 1.62 m depth, Diversity indicators of community [max];
3️⃣ Groundwater depth ➡️ #SoilSalinity ➡️ #PlantDiversity.

https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtaf067