Morphology and microstructure of microbiotic soil crusts on a tiger bush sequence (Niger, Sahel)

Catena

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 175-196

  Malam Issa, O ^a   Trichet, J ^a   Defarge C ^a   Coute A ^b   Valentin, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Microbiotic crusts; Sahel; Soil micromorphology; Soil stabilisation; Tiger bush

Indexed keywords

MICROMORPHOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; SOIL CRUST; VEGETATION COVER;

NIGER;

LYNGBYA; MICROCOLEUS; NOSTOC; PHORMIDIUM; SCHIZOTHRIX; SCYTONEMA;

EID: 0344867847     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00052-1     Document Type: Article

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