Wind transport of sand surfaces crusted with photoautotrophic microorganisms

Catena

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 229-247

  McKenna Neuman, Cheryl ^a   Maxwell, Christine D ^a   Boulton, J Wayne ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

crust strength; microphytic crust; wind erosion; wind tunnel experiment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC; NOSTOC COMMUNE;

EID: 0030267402     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0341-8162(96)00023-9     Document Type: Article

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