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Linking surface and subsurface properties of biocrusted and non-biocrusted habitats of fine-grained fluvial sediments (playas) from the Negev Desert Cover

Linking surface and subsurface properties of biocrusted and non-biocrusted habitats of fine-grained fluvial sediments (playas) from the Negev Desert

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 64 (2016): Issue 2 (June 2016)
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|May 2016
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/johh-2016-0006 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 (formerly 0042-790X) | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 141 - 149
Submitted on: Jul 24, 2015
Accepted on: Nov 5, 2015
Published on: May 12, 2016
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Available water content,
Loess,
Soil moisture
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