Browsing by Subject "desert shrubs"
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(2013-07-17)Department: Earth and Environmental SciencesDesert vegetation in the Southwestern United States influences sediment transport. Specifically, rainsplash processes create mounds beneath shrubs which regulate the sediment flux on hillslopes. In turn, complex plant ...
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(2010-09-14)Department: GeologyThis study examines the effect that rainsplash-induced sediment mounds beneath desert shrubs have on sediment flux in semi-arid environments. Mounds form beneath shrubs by differential splash of particles beneath shrub ...