Rock warming and drying under simulated intertidal conditions, part II: Weathering and biological influences on evaporative cooling and near-surface micro-climatic conditions as an example of biogeomorphic ecosystem engineering

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 100-118

  Coombes, Martin A ^a   Naylor, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Ecosystem engineering; Intertidal weathering; Laboratory simulation; Rock thermal properties

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO EFFECTS; BIOEROSION; BIOGEOMORPHOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL INFLUENCES; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CORNWALL; DRY-OUT; DRYING BEHAVIOURS; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ENGINEERING MATERIALS; EPILITHIC BIOFILMS; EVAPORATIVE COOLING; FIELD EXPOSURE; HEAT-UP; INTERTIDAL ZONES; LABORATORY SIMULATION; MARINE CONCRETE; MICRO-SCALES; NEAR-SURFACE; PORE WATERS; ROCK TYPES; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENTS; THERMAL BEHAVIOURS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DRYING; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; GRANITE; LIMESTONE; ROCKS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

WEATHERING;

BIOEROSION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; GRANITE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; LIMESTONE; MICROCLIMATE; MICROORGANISM; ROCK PROPERTY; WARMING; WEATHERING;

CORNWALL [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 82855163312     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.2232     Document Type: Article

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