Tonggang Zha

Prof. Tonggang Zha


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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1 November 2019 in Science of The Total Environment
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HYHaiyan Yu
Haiyan Yu
TZTonggang Zha
Tonggang Zha
XZXiaoxia Zhang
Xiaoxia Zhang
Limin MaLimin Ma
Limin Ma

1 December 2018 in Science of The Total Environment
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XZXiaoxia Zhang
Xiaoxia Zhang
TZTonggang Zha
Tonggang Zha
XGXiaoping Guo
Xiaoping Guo
GMGuoxin Meng
Guoxin Meng
JZJinxing Zhou
Jinxing Zhou

27 January 2021 in Frontiers in Environmental Science
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YLYipeng Liang
Yipeng Liang
XLXiang Li
Xiang Li
TZTonggang Zha
Tonggang Zha
XZXiaoxia Zhang
Xiaoxia Zhang
The redistribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) in response to soil erosion along the loess slope, China, plays an important role in understanding the mechanisms that underlie SOC’s spatial distribution and turnover. Consequently, SOC redistribution is key to understanding the global carbon cycle. Vegetation restoration has been identified as an effective method to alleviate soil erosion on the Loess Plateau; however, little research has addressed vegetation restoration’s effect on the SOC redistribution processes, particularly SOC’s spatial distribution and stability. This study quantified the SOC stock and pool distribution on slopes along geomorphic gradients in naturally regenerating forests (NF) and an artificial black locust plantation (BP) and used a corn field as a control (CK). The following results were obtained: 1) vegetation restoration, particularly NF, slowed the migration of SOC and reduced the heterogeneity of its distribution effectively. The topsoil SOC ratios of the sedimentary area to the stable area were 109%, 143%, and 210% for NF, BP, and CK, respectively; 2) during migration, vegetation restoration decreased the loss of labile organic carbon by alleviating the loss of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and easily oxidized organic carbon (EOC). The DOC/SOC in the BP and NF increased significantly and was 13.14 and 17.57 times higher, respectively, than that in the CK (p < 0.05), while the EOC/SOC in the BP and NF was slightly higher than that in the CK. A relevant schematic diagram of SOC cycle patterns and redistribution along the loess slope was drawn under vegetation restoration. The results suggest that vegetation restoration in the loess slope, NF in particular, is an effective means to alleviate the redistribution and spatial heterogeneity of SOC and reduce soil erosion.

9 August 2023 in Land Degradation & Development
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HZHengshuo Zhang
Hengshuo Zhang
TZTonggang Zha
Tonggang Zha
Yang YuYang Yu
Yang Yu
ZZZhiqiang Zhang
Zhiqiang Zhang
XZXiaoxia Zhang
Xiaoxia Zhang
XJXiaodong Ji
Xiaodong Ji

1 September 2021 in Science of The Total Environment
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HZHengshuo Zhang
Hengshuo Zhang
Yang YuYang Yu
Yang Yu
TZTonggang Zha
Tonggang Zha
JRJesús Rodrigo-Comino
Jesús Rodrigo-Comino