Biogenic soil crusts and soil depth: A long-term case study from the central Negev desert highland

Sedimentology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 351-358

  Zaady, Eli ^a   Offer, Zvi Y ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Degradation; Erosion; Microphytes; Soil surface; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ARID REGION; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CARBON FIXATION; DESERT SOIL; MICROALGA; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL EROSION;

ISRAEL; NEGEV HIGHLANDS; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 74549140915     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01081.x     Document Type: Article

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