Ecogeomorphic Feedbacks in Semiarid Rangelands: A Review

Pedosphere

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 217-229

  STAVI, I ^a   LAVEE, H ^a   UNGAR, E D ^b   SARAH, P ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

intershrub areas; shrubs; soil resources; trampling routes

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; GRAZING; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LITERATURE REVIEW; LIVESTOCK; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; OVERLAND FLOW; POROSITY; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL CRUST; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL WATER; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; TRAMPLING;

EID: 60749128106     PISSN: 10020160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1002-0160(09)60111-9     Document Type: Article

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