The effects of bioturbation on soil processes and sediment transport

Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue , 2003, Pages 249-273

  Gabet, Emmanuel J ^a   Reichman, O J ^a   Seabloom, Eric W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Burrowing; Geomorphology; Landscape evolution; Soil production; Tree throw

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTS; SOILS;

BIOTURBATION;

EARTH SCIENCES;

BIOTURBATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL PROPERTY;

EID: 0141792727     PISSN: 00846597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.earth.31.100901.141314     Document Type: Article

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