Infiltration, penetration resistance and microphytic crust composition in contrasted microsites within a Mediterranean semi-arid steppe

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 895-898

  Maestre, Fernando T ^a   Huesca, Mayte ^a   Zaady, Eli ^b   Bautista, Susana ^a,c   Cortina, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c FUNDACIÓN CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRÁNEO CEAM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Infiltration; Microphytic crusts; Microsite; Semi arid steppe; Stipa tenacissima; Surface soil compaction

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; PENETRATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; STEPPE; VEGETATION COVER;

SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; STIPA TENACISSIMA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0036274252     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-0717(02)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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