Early establishment of Suaeda salsa population as affected by soil moisture and salinity: Implications for pioneer species introduction in saline-sodic wetlands in Songnen Plain, China

Due to the combined influences of climate change and human activities, the water deficiency and saline-alkalinization of soil are becoming more severe in the Momoge National Nature Reserve (MNNR) in Songnen Plain, China, resulting in extensive vegetation degradation in wetlands. Suaeda salsa acts as a pioneer species in vegetation restoration of saline-sodic wetlands in MNNR because of its high salt-tolerance. The seeding emergence and early...