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Gao-Lin Wu is affiliated with Lanzhou University in China, contributing extensively to research in environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences. Their work spans over 131 publications in environmental science and 92 in agricultural and biological sciences, with particular focus on soil science, ecology, nature and landscape conservation, atmospheric science, and management, monitoring, policy, and law.

Their research covers a range of topics including soil erosion and sediment transport, ecology and vegetation dynamics, rangeland management and livestock ecology, soil and unsaturated flow, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, as well as climate change and permafrost.

Gao-Lin Wu has published multiple recent papers. Among them are:

  • Trade-off between vegetation type, soil erosion control and surface water in global semi-arid regions: A meta-analysis, 2020, Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Contribution of root decay process on soil infiltration capacity and soil water replenishment of planted forestland in semi-arid regions, 2021, Geoderma

Other prominent papers related to this field, although authored primarily by co-researchers, include:
  • Effectiveness of re-vegetated forest and grassland on soil erosion control in the semi-arid Loess Plateau, 2020, CATENA
  • Root morphological characteristics and soil water infiltration capacity in semi-arid artificial grassland soils, 2020, Agricultural Water Management
  • Trade-off between surface runoff and soil erosion during the implementation of ecological restoration programs in semiarid regions: A meta-analysis, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors working with Gao-Lin Wu include Jingxue Zhao, Yü Liu, Manuel López-Vicente, Ze Huang, and Zeng Cui. These collaborations have contributed to the depth and breadth of Wu's research outputs across various topics and journals.

The scientist's research is commonly published in journals such as:

  • CATENA
  • Land Degradation and Development
  • Geoderma
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Agricultural Water Management

These venues reflect the focus on soil and water sciences, ecological restoration, and environmental management.

Best Publications

  • Effect of fencing and grazing on a Kobresia-dominated meadow in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Gao-Lin Wu;Guo-Zhen Du;Zhen-Heng Liu;Simon Thirgood

  • Soil erosion processes and sediment sorting associated with transport mechanisms on steep slopes

    Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi;N.F. Fang;F.Z. Wu;L. Wang

  • Long-term fencing improved soil properties and soil organic carbon storage in an alpine swamp meadow of western China

    Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Zhen-Heng Liu;Lei Zhang;Ji-Min Chen

  • Partial least-squares regression for linking land-cover patterns to soil erosion and sediment yield in watersheds.

    Z.H. Shi;Z.H. Shi;L. Ai;X. Li;X.D. Huang

  • Effects of grazing exclusion on carbon sequestration in China's grassland.

    Lei Deng;Lei Deng;Zhou-Ping Shangguan;Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Xiao-Feng Chang

  • Mixed artificial grasslands with more roots improved mine soil infiltration capacity

    Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Zheng Yang;Zeng Cui;Yu Liu;Yu Liu

  • A review of formation mechanism and restoration measures of “black-soil-type” degraded grassland in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

    Quan-Min Dong;Xin-Quan Zhao;Gao-Lin Wu;Jian-Jun Shi

  • Rainfall kinetic energy controlling erosion processes and sediment sorting on steep hillslopes: A case study of clay loam soil from the Loess Plateau, China

    L. Wang;Z.H. Shi;J. Wang;N.F. Fang

  • Fine roots determine soil infiltration potential than soil water content in semi-arid grassland soils

    Zeng Cui;Zeng Cui;Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Ze Huang;Yu Liu;Yu Liu

  • Effects of artificial grassland establishment on soil nutrients and carbon properties in a black-soil-type degraded grassland.

    Gao-Lin Wu;Zhen-Heng Liu;Lei Zhang;Tian-Ming Hu

  • Influence of soil moisture and plant roots on the soil infiltration capacity at different stages in arid grasslands of China

    Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Zeng Cui;Zeng Cui;Ze Huang;Ze Huang;Manuel López-Vicente

  • Legumes Functional Group Promotes Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Storage by Increasing Plant Diversity

    Gao‐Lin Wu;Gao‐Lin Wu;Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Fu‐Ping Tian;Zhi‐Hua Shi;Zhi‐Hua Shi

  • Trade-off between vegetation type, soil erosion control and surface water in global semi-arid regions: A meta-analysis

    Gao‐Lin Wu;Gao‐Lin Wu;Gao‐Lin Wu;Yi‐Fan Liu;Zeng Cui;Zeng Cui;Yu Liu;Yu Liu

  • Effect of three artificial aging techniques on physicochemical properties and Pb adsorption capacities of different biochars.

    Lianshuai Tan;Zhanghuai Ma;Kaiqi Yang;Qingliang Cui

  • Solar photovoltaic panels significantly promote vegetation recovery by modifying the soil surface microhabitats in an arid sandy ecosystem

    Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Rui‐Qi Zhang;Ze Huang;Zhen Cheng

  • Grazing exclusion effects on above- and below-ground C and N pools of typical grassland on the Loess Plateau (China)

    Dong Wang;Dong Wang;Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Yuan-Jun Zhu;Yuan-Jun Zhu;Zhi-Hua Shi;Zhi-Hua Shi

  • Soil water storage deficit of alfalfa (Medicago sativa) grasslands along ages in arid area (China)

    Ze Huang;Ze Huang;Yu Liu;Zeng Cui;Yan Fang;Yan Fang

  • Effects of grazing on the soil properties and C and N storage in relation to biomass allocation in an alpine meadow

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  • Root channels to indicate the increase in soil matrix water infiltration capacity of arid reclaimed mine soils

    Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Gao-Lin Wu;Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Zheng Yang;Zeng Cui;Zeng Cui

  • Effectiveness of re-vegetated forest and grassland on soil erosion control in the semi-arid Loess Plateau

    Yi Fan Liu;Yu Liu;Yu Liu;Zhi Hua Shi;Zhi Hua Shi;Zhi Hua Shi;Manuel López-Vicente

  • Cumulative effects of 20-year exclusion of livestock grazing on above- and belowground biomass of typical steppe communities in arid areas of the Loess Plateau, China

    J. Cheng;G. L. Wu;L. P. Zhao;Y. Li

  • Legume Grasslands Promote Precipitation Infiltration better than Gramineous Grasslands in arid Regions

    Ze Huang;Fu‐Ping Tian;Gao‐Lin Wu;Gao‐Lin Wu;Yu Liu;Yu Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhi-Hua Shi
Zhi-Hua Shi Huazhong Agricultural University
Manuel López-Vicente
Manuel López-Vicente Universidad de Zaragoza
Yu Liu
Yu Liu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Guozhen Du
Guozhen Du Lanzhou University
Yu Liu
Yu Liu University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Lei Deng
Lei Deng Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jian Sun
Jian Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhouping Shangguan
Zhouping Shangguan Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ming Xu
Ming Xu University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Paul Kardol
Paul Kardol Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

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