Exploring some relationships between biological soil crusts, soil aggregation and wind erosion

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-466

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

Biological soil crust; Cryptogamic crust; Cyanobacteria; Sediment flux; Soil aggregation; Wind; Wind erodibility; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CRUST; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

(SOUTHEAST); AUSTRALIA;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 0037399844     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1068     Document Type: Article

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