A wind tunnel study of the resilience of three fungal crusts to particle abrasion during aeolian sediment transport

Catena

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-173

  McKenna Neuman, Cheryl ^a   Maxwell, Christine ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Crust strength; Free living fungi; Microphytic crusts; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; RESILIENCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL CRUST; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

ABSIDIA CORYMBIFERA; AUREOBASIDIUM PULLULANS; TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM;

EID: 0032762340     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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