Eco-geomorphology of banded vegetation patterns in arid and semi-arid regions

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1717-1730

  Saco, P M ^a   Willgoose, G R ^a   Hancock, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ARID REGION; BIOMASS; EROSION CONTROL; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HILLSLOPE; INFILTRATION; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; OVERLAND FLOW; RUNOFF; SEED DISPERSAL; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VEGETATION TYPE;

EID: 35748939350     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1717-2007     Document Type: Article

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