Banded vegetation near Broken Hill, Australia : significance of surface roughness and soil physical properties

The significance of soil, water and landscape processes in banded vegetation patterning

Auteurs :
DUNKERLEY, D.L.
BROWN, K.J.
VALENTIN, C.

Description :
Selected physical properties of the soils developed within a strongly-banded grassland in arid New South Wales were investigated to reveal their possible significance for the hydrologic and erosional behaviour of the mosaic landscape. Detailed surface microtopography, surface roughness, soil bulk density and the unconfined compressive strength of the soils were determined using linear transects across the banded mosaic.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 1999, vol. 37, n°. 1-2, p. 75-88, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 11 ref.

Date :
1999

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena