Influence of cryptogamic crust disturbance to wind erosion on sand and loam rangeland soils

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 963-974

  Leys, John F ^a   Eldridge, David J ^a  

^a NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Held method; Sediment transport; Soil crust; Soil texture; Wind erosion; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

FIELD METHOD; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CRUST; SOIL TEXTURE; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0032451673     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(1998110)23:11<963::AID-ESP914>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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