Interactions between soil biota and the effects on geomorphological features

Geomorphology

Volumn 157-158, Issue , 2012, Pages 142-152

  Zaitlin, Beryl ^a   Hayashi, Masaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Burrows; Ecosystem engineering; Patchiness; Soil creep; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

ANNELID; ANT; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTURBATION; BURROW; BURROWING; CANID; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; PATCHINESS; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL NUTRIENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CYNOMYS; FORMICIDAE; GEOMYIDAE; SPERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84860920059     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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