[Background]Soil erosion is one of the most serious forms of land degradation in the world,which greatly restricts the sustainable development of regional economy and society.Vegetation is widely considered as a key factor to control soil erosion.With the joint efforts of scholars from all over the world,researches on the mechanism of vegetation controlling soil erosion have achieved abundant results,which has been widely used in the soil and water conservation practices.However,there are some uncertainties in the related research,and the regulation mechanisms of vegetations on soil erosion ar...