The effects of heavy winter rains and rare summer rains on biological soil crusts in the Negev Desert

Catena

Volumn 95, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-11

  Kidron, Giora J ^a   Barinova, Sophia ^b   Vonshak, Ahuva ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biocrust; Carbohydrates; Chlorophyll; Microbiotic crust; Sand dune; Species composition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DUNE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CRUST;

ISRAEL; NEGEV; SOUTHERN DISTRICT;

EID: 84860447081     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.02.021     Document Type: Article

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