Three general types of edges effects are identified and illustrated with examples from the North Carolina coastal plain. First, ecological edge effects may have a geomorphic expression owing to the biogeomorphic impacts of plants and animals
. This is illustrated by ant bioturbation along a forest-grass boundary. Second, edge effects may be associated with unique geomorphic controls along boundaries : ferricretes. Third, geomorphic edge effects may be associated with force-resistance differences along
The A. aims to determine the effective sample size of 2 glaciers by analysis of the spatial correlation between point mass balance measurements. Correlograms from multiple time series of point mass balance, measured on White Glacier (Axel Heiberg
Island, Canada) and Abramov Glacier (Alai Range, Kirgizia), show that the correlation decreases with the difference in elevation between the points. A principal component analysis confirms that the effective sample size is very small.
The effect of slope length on the amont and size distribution of eroded silt loam soils : short slope laboratory experiments on interrill erosion
The data of rainfall simulation experiments on a sandy loam and a loamy sand were compared to assess the effect of slope length on the soil loss from short slopes. The experimental results indicated that the slope length effect is different
The effects of fire on rock weathering : some further considerations of laboratory experimental simulation
rock material properties, which can then be related to weathering susceptibility. A range of rock types were collected from the island of Cyprus. The rate of rock disintegration and effects such as case-hardening appear to be a function of rock thermal
The effects of grain abrasion and disaggregation on 137 Cs concentrations in different size fractions of soils developed on three different rock types
Sediment that is transported fluvially is subject to the processes of sorting, abrasion and breakage. As part of a study to determine the dominant sources of sediment in Tarago Reservoir, southeastern Victoria, Australia, the effects
Erosion of plant genetic resources : causes and effects
Replacement of a diversity of landraces with few unified modern varieties as part of a wider agricultural modernization is the main cause of genetic erosion. Genetic erosion has negative developmental effects when the modern varieties which replace
Foreign direct investment in Hungary : the effects on the modernization of the manufacturing industry and the demand for labor
This study deals with effects of foreign companies on two central aspects of the transition process : the modernization of the manufacturing industry and the related changes in the demand for labor. It is concluded that the privatization policy
Does plant cover structure in rural areas modify climate change effects?
of the Wielkopolska region. The last studied problem concerns the mutual effects of climate and land-use changes on the intensity of sensible and latent heat fluxes in Poland. The effects of global climate change can be mitigated to some extent by manipulation
The aim of this study is, first, to determine if the effective particle size distribution measured by a laser diffractometer is comparable to the effective particle size distribution measured by the sieve-pipette method, and second, to determine
The influence of organic litter on the erosive effects of raindrops and of gravity drops released from desert shrubs
This paper reports on a laboratory study of the effects of water drop impacts on litter and sand splash beneath desert shrubs. The natural litter, largely derived from the saltbush Atriplex vesicaria, was collected from desert shrubland sites
Effect of uncertainties in measured variables on the calculated mass balance of Storglaciären
Detailed mass balance measurements have been carried out on Storglaciären since 1945, adhering to a fixed system of measurements since the 1960s. Using a geographical information system approach, the effect of parameters such as density conversion