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 · 261 citations

Soil Property, Biogeochemistry, Engineering +8

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

Liqian Gao, Matthew A. Bowker, Hui Sun et al. · Geoderma · 2019 · 88 citations

Erosion Model Implementation, Soil Erosion, Engineering +10

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 · 66 citations

Soil Erosion, Indirect Modification, Engineering +6

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 · 55 citations

Biogeochemistry, Moss-dominated Biocrusts, Loess Plateau Region +8

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

Kai Yang, Yunge Zhao, Liqian Gao et al. · Geoderma · 2021 · 45 citations

Soil Property, Nonlinear Response, Earth Science +7