Biocrusts positively affect the soil water balance in semiarid ecosystems
Biocrusts play crucial roles in hydrological processes by controlling soil water availability
and regulating water redistribution from source to sink areas. Most studies have examined …
and regulating water redistribution from source to sink areas. Most studies have examined …
Mechanisms for biocrust-modulated runoff generation–A review
The complex interactions between biocrust properties and rainfall characteristics give rise to
partitioning of infiltration and runoff. In this review we examine primary mechanisms for …
partitioning of infiltration and runoff. In this review we examine primary mechanisms for …
Biocrusts reduce surface soil infiltrability and impede soil water infiltration under tension and ponding conditions in dryland ecosystem
Biocrust effects on soil water infiltration and hydropedological processes have attracted
increasing attention in dryland ecosystems, but are nevertheless subjected to great …
increasing attention in dryland ecosystems, but are nevertheless subjected to great …
[HTML][HTML] Soil seal development under simulated rainfall: Structural, physical and hydrological dynamics
E Armenise, RW Simmons, S Ahn, A Garbout… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study delivers new insights into rainfall-induced seal formation through a novel
approach in the use of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT). Up to now seal and crust …
approach in the use of X-ray Computed Tomography (CT). Up to now seal and crust …
Soil loss and runoff in semiarid ecosystems: a complex interaction between biological soil crusts, micro-topography, and hydrological drivers
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) cover non-vegetated areas in most arid and semiarid
ecosystems. BSCs play a crucial role in the redistribution of water and sediments and …
ecosystems. BSCs play a crucial role in the redistribution of water and sediments and …
Resolving time-dependent evolution of pore-scale structure, permeability and reactivity using X-ray microtomography
C Noiriel - Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, 2015 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Dissolution and precipitation reactions are the primary mechanisms that occur when a rock
(ie, a mineral assemblage) is in contact with a fluid out of equilibrium. They play a critical …
(ie, a mineral assemblage) is in contact with a fluid out of equilibrium. They play a critical …
Moss-dominated biological soil crusts significantly influence soil moisture and temperature regimes in semiarid ecosystems
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) have been recognized as a vital influence factor to desert
terrestrial ecosystems under semiarid climate. However, their effects on soil moisture and …
terrestrial ecosystems under semiarid climate. However, their effects on soil moisture and …
Direct evidence and mechanism for biocrusts-induced improvements in pore structure of dryland soil and the hydrological implications
As a crucial living skin inhabiting the soil-atmosphere interface, biocrusts play a vital role in
various soil properties and processes, especially surface soil pore structure and soil pore …
various soil properties and processes, especially surface soil pore structure and soil pore …
Algae influence the hydrophysical parameters of a sandy soil
L Lichner, PD Hallett, Z Drongová, H Czachor… - Catena, 2013 - Elsevier
Biological soil crusts have a major effect on water flow in soils. Two study sites, located at a
pine-forest glade covered with a biological soil crust, formed the basis of our study. The sand …
pine-forest glade covered with a biological soil crust, formed the basis of our study. The sand …
The impact of green roof ageing on substrate characteristics and hydrological performance
Green roofs contribute to stormwater management through the retention of rainfall and the
detention of runoff. However, there is very limited knowledge concerning the evolution of …
detention of runoff. However, there is very limited knowledge concerning the evolution of …