Contrasting effects of microbiotic crusts on runoff in desert surfaces

Geomorphology

Volumn 139-140, Issue , 2012, Pages 484-494

  Kidron, Giora J ^a   Monger, H Curtis ^b   Vonshak, Ahuva ^c   Conrod, William ^d  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Chihuahuan Desert; Exopolysaccharides; Infiltration; Microrelief; Physical crust

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DESERT; GYPSUM; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; MICRORELIEF; PARENT MATERIAL; POLYSACCHARIDE; QUARTZ; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

EID: 84855989110     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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