The icelandic rofabard soil erosion features

Auteur :
ARNALDS, O.

Description :
Soil erosion and desertification are severe problems in Iceland. One of the most distinctive erosion forms in Iceland is an erosion escarpment, termed robafard in Icelandic, where andosols are being truncated from the surface and barren desert is left behind. They constitute a major erosion problem in the country. Other means of erosion are, however, equally as important in destroying vegetated andosol ecosystems, especially sand encroachment, but none is as distinctive on the landscape as the robafards.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2000, vol. 25, n°. 1, p. 17-28, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 33 ref.

Date :
2000

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley