The burrowing activity of scorpions (Scorpio maurus palmatus) and their potential contribution to the erosion of Hamra soils in Karkur, central Israel

Geomorphology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-168

  Rutin, J ^a  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; BURROWING; EROSION; PARTICLE SIZE; RAIN SPLASH; SCORPION;

ISRAEL, KARKUR;

EID: 0029751877     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(95)00120-T     Document Type: Article

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