Liqian Gao

Biological soil crusts decrease erodibility by modifying inherent soil properties on the Loess Plateau, China

Liqian Gao, Matthew A. Bowker, Mingxiang Xu et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry · 2016 · 279 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +16

Linkages between biocrust development and water erosion and implications for erosion model implementation

Liqian Gao, Matthew A. Bowker, Hui Sun et al. · Geoderma · 2019 · 92 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Hydrology +14

Biocrusts resist runoff erosion through direct physical protection and indirect modification of soil properties

Liqian Gao, Hui Sun, Mingxiang Xu et al. · Journal of Soils and Sediments · 2019 · 71 citations

Natural Sciences, Ecology, Soil Sciences +14

Moss-dominated biocrusts improve the structural diversity of underlying soil microbial communities by increasing soil stability and fertility in the Loess Plateau region of China

Tianli Bao, Yunge Zhao, Liqian Gao et al. · European Journal of Soil Biology · 2019 · 58 citations

Agriculture, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +17

Nonlinear response of hydrodynamic and soil erosive behaviors to biocrust coverage in drylands

Kai Yang, Yunge Zhao, Liqian Gao et al. · Geoderma · 2021 · 49 citations

Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences, Soil Sciences +14