Linking surface and subsurface properties of biocrusted and non-biocrusted habitats of fine-grained fluvial sediments (playas) from the Negev Desert
With biocrusts playing a cardinal role in C and N fixation in arid zones, information regarding the factors that determine their limits of growth is of uttermost importance for the study of ecosystem structure and function. This is also the case in the western Negev dunefields, where although abunda...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2016-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0006 |