Photo with Dr. Li Wang

This photo of Katsutoshi Seki and Dr. Li Wang was taken in August 2023 in front of a yaodong at the Yangjuangou Watershed in Yan’an City, China .

Papers that I coauthored with Dr. Li Wang

• Wang, L., Seki, K., Miyazaki, T., Ishihama, Y., (2009) The causes of soil alkalinization in the songnen plain of northeast china. Paddy and Water Environment 7 (3), 259–270.
• Zhang, R., Wang, D., Yang, Z., Seki, K., Singh, M. and Wang, L. (2021) Changes in rainfall partitioning and its effect on soil water replenishment after the conversion of croplands into apple orchards on the Loess Plateau. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 312, 107342.
• Zhang, R., Ma, J., Seki, K., Wang, D., Wang, L. (2022) Comparison of water consumption for the conversion of croplands to orchards in dryland ecosystems. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 86(4), 946-963.
• Zhang, R., Seki, K., Wang, L., (2023) Quantifying the contribution of meteorological factors and plant traits to canopy interception under maize cropland. Agricultural Water Management 279(1), 108195.
• Dai, J., Zhao, Y., Seki, K., Wang, L. (2024) Changes in water-use strategies and soil water status of degraded poplar plantations in water-limited areas. Agricultural Water Management 296 108799.
• Bai, Y., Li, Z., Dai, J., Seki, K., Zhao, Y., Sun, H., Wang, Y., Ji, Z., Wang L. (2024) Effects of water table depth variations on canopy transpiration from Mongolian pine plantations in arid ecosystems. Journal of Hydrology, 644.
• Bai, Y., Seki, K., Zhang, Q., Hu, Y., Wang, L. (2025) Groundwater recharge responses to vadose zone thickness variation and rainfall patterns in arid Mongolian pine plantations. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 31.