Role of aeolian sediment accretion in the formation of heuweltjie earth mounds, western South Africa

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 1900-1912

  Mcauliffe, Joseph R ^a   Timm Hoffman, M ^b   Mcfadden, Leslie D ^c   King, Matthew P ^d  

^a DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Calcic horizon; Ecosystem engineering; Mima mound; Termites

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; VEGETATION;

BIOGEOMORPHOLOGY; CALCIC HORIZON; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; MIMA MOUND; TERMITES;

SEDIMENTS;

ISOPTERA;

EID: 84910606194     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3583     Document Type: Article

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