Plants and biological soil crust influence the hydrophysical parameters and water flow in an aeolian sandy soil

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 309-318

  Lichner, Eubomír ^a   Holko, Ladislav ^a   Zhukova, Natalia ^b   Schacht, Karsten ^c   Rajkai, Kálmán ^d   Fodor, Nándor ^d   Sándor, Renáta ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b Georgian Academy of Science MNodia Institute of Geophysics   (Georgia)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hydrophysical parameters; Sandy soil; Vegetation; Water flow; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; EFFECTIVE CROSS SECTIONS; HYDROPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SANDY SOILS; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL WATER REPELLENCY; WATER FLOWS; WATER REPELLENCY;

CATCHMENTS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION; WETTING;

SAND;

FORESTRY; PLANTS; SAND; SOIL; WATER FLOW; WATER REPELLENCE; WETTING;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84875413588     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: 13384333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10098-012-0027-y     Document Type: Article

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