Contrasting effects of microbiotic crusts on runoff in desert surfaces - Kidron, Giora J.; Monger, H. Curtis; Vonshak, Ahuva; Conrod, William (Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2012)
Keywords: alluvium; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; arid lands; Biological and medical sciences; Biological soil crusts; Chihuahuan Desert; chlorophyll; conservation areas; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Exopolysaccharides; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Geomorphology, landform evolution; gypsum; Infiltration; infiltration rate; Marine and continental quaternary; Microrelief; New Mexico; Physical crust; quartz; rain; runoff; sand; species diversity; surface roughness; Surficial geology; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; New Mexico; Chihuahuan Desert; United States; Microrelief; Infiltration; Chihuahuan Desert; Physical crust; Exopolysaccharides; Biological soil crusts; fine-grained materials; sulfates; North America; roughness; silicates; alluvium; framework silicates; encrustations; soils; rainfall; chlorophyll; runoff; quartz; gypsum; infiltration; sand; deserts; biogenic origin; biogenic effects; landform evolution