Kalahari sand soils: Spatial heterogeneity, biological soil crusts and land degradation

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 233-242

  Dougill, A J ^a   Thomas, A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Bush encroachment; Kalahari soils; Soil degradation; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; SAND; SOILS; VEGETATION;

KALAHARI SAND SOILS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

LAND USE;

LAND DEGRADATION; SCRUB; SOIL CRUSTING; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACACIA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCOLEUS; MICROCOLEUS VAGINATUS;

EID: 3042641729     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.611     Document Type: Article

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