Algae influence the hydrophysical parameters of a sandy soil

Catena

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-68

  Lichner, Lubomír ^a   Hallett, Paul D ^b   Drongová, Zuzana ^c   Czachor, Henryk ^d   Kovacik, Lubomir ^c   Mataix Solera, Jorge ^e   Homolák, Marián ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

^d INSTITUTE OF AGROPHYSICS   (Poland)

^e MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^f TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Algae; Biological soil crust; Hydraulic conductivity; Sand dune; Soil water repellency; Sorptivity

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVAPORATION; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; SANDY SOIL; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST; SORPTION; WATER STORAGE;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CHORICYSTIS MINOR; KLEBSORMIDIUM SUBTILE; TRIBONEMA MINUS;

EID: 84877878454     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.02.016     Document Type: Article

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