Laboratory experiments on sequential scour/deposition and their application to the development of banded vegetation
The significance of soil, water and landscape processes in banded vegetation patterning
Colonisation végétale ; Domaine aride ; Erosion des sols ; Erosion hydrique ; Expérimentation ; Humidité du sol ; Kenya ; Rift Valley ; Simulation de pluie ; Splash ; Surpâturage ; Versant ; Végétation
Arid area ; Experimentation ; Kenya ; Over-grazing ; Plant colonization ; Rainfall simulation ; Rift Valley ; Slope ; Soil erosion ; Soil moisture ; Splash ; Vegetation ; Water erosion
variations in moisture storage capacity. Experimental results indicate that vegetation bands at the scale observed at Baringo (Rift Valley, Kenya) are consistent with development by sequential scour and deposition, caused by some combination of sheetwash