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Dynamics of organic carbon losses by water erosion after biocrust removal Cover

Dynamics of organic carbon losses by water erosion after biocrust removal

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 62 (2014): Issue 4 (December 2014)
By: Yolanda Cantón,  Jose Raúl Román,  Sonia Chamizo,  Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero and  María José Moro  
Open Access
|Nov 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2014-0033 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 258 - 268
Submitted on: Jun 12, 2014
Accepted on: Jul 18, 2014
Published on: Nov 15, 2014
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Biological soil crust,
Dissolved OC,
Sediment OC,
Runoff,
Biocrust disturbance,
Physical crust
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© 2014 Yolanda Cantón, Jose Raúl Román, Sonia Chamizo, Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero, María José Moro, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology; Institute of Hydrodynamics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague
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