Runoff generation fostered by physical and biological crusts in semi-arid sandy soils

Geoderma

Volumn 167-168, Issue , 2011, Pages 22-29

  Malam Issa, O ^a,b   Valentin, C ^a   Rajot, J L ^a,c   Cerdan, O ^d   Desprats, J F ^d   Bouchet, T ^b  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b Centre de Recherches en Environnement et Agronomie   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Erosion crusts; Niger; Sahel; Simulated rainfall; Structural crusts

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; NIGER; SAHEL; SIMULATED RAINFALL; STRUCTURAL CRUSTS;

ARID REGIONS; EROSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SEEPAGE;

SOILS;

CORRELATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; INFILTRATION; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL EROSION;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA];

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 80055046269     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.09.013     Document Type: Article

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