Evaporative losses from soils covered by physical and different types of biological soil crusts

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 324-332

  Chamizo, S ^a   Canton Y ^b   Domingo, F ^a   Belnap, J ^c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c Canyonlands Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological soil crust; Development; Evaporation; Microlysimeters; Physical soil crust

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DRY SOIL; EVAPORATIVE LOSS; INFILTRATION RATE; MICROLYSIMETERS; SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL CRUSTS; SOIL PORES; SOIL SURFACES; SOIL TYPES; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER LOSS; WATER PROCESS; WATER RESIDENCE TIME;

ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOIL MOISTURE;

INFILTRATION;

ECOSYSTEM; EVAPORATION; INFILTRATION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 84872203301     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.8421     Document Type: Article

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