Buttresses of tropical rainforest trees influence hillslope processes
During heavy rainfall events, the buttresses of tropical rainforest trees limit the occurrence of stemflow-generated overland flow and soil erosion on hillslopes. Buttresses promote infiltration by causing stemflow to diverge into separate flow
Atlantic Ocean ; Biogenic action;Biogenic process ; Chemical erosion ; Island ; Lithology ; Palaeosol ; Sedimentary ; Stratigraphy ; Tree ; Vegetation
The objective of this study was to consider the hypothesis that the soil-filled pipes of Bermuda are the product of large volumes of acidic stemflow drainage from long-lived indigenous trees. Acidic stemflow drainage has the potential to cause