The soil-geomorphic template and biotic change in arid and semi-arid ecosystems Export

@article{MongerHC2006, abstract = {The objective of this paper is to illustrate the concept of the soil-geomorphic template and its relationship to biotic change in arid and semi-arid regions. Such biotic change is typically accompanied by and linked to geomorphic change that involves soil, topography, and soil parent material, which together form the soil-geomorphic template. Soil is a factor in biotic change because it is the substrate that provides water, nutrients, anchorage for plants, and habitat for burrowing animals. Topography is a factor in biotic change because it influences local microclimate by means of elevation, lateral redistribution of water, and slope orientation. Soil parent material is a factor in biotic change because it provides the lithic inheritance from the geologic landscape that gives rise to soils with different particle size distribution (i.e. available water holding capacity) and nutrient status. Numerous linkages and feedback loops occur between the soil-geomorphic template, microclimate, vegetation, and animals. A perturbation in any of these factors can steer an ecosystem from one state to another. The integral relationship between the soil-geomorphic template and biotic change is an example of how biological and geological systems are coupled and co-evolve over long-term (Quaternary landscape evolution) and short-term (human-induced desertification) time-scales.}, author = {Monger, H. C. and Bestelmeyer, B. T.}, booktitle = {Special Issue Landscape linkages and cross scale interactions in arid and semiarid ecosystems}, citeulike-article-id = {528291}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.08.012}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH9-4HRDY52-1/2/161256bc399e74d0fdc4bd71c84fa498}, doi = {10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.08.012}, journal = {Journal of Arid Environments}, keywords = {biotic, change, desertification, geomorphology, soil, topography}, month = {April}, number = {2}, pages = {207--218}, posted-at = {2008-04-13 12:21:45}, priority = {2}, title = {The soil-geomorphic template and biotic change in arid and semi-arid ecosystems}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.08.012}, volume = {65}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - MongerHC2006 L3 - citeulike-article-id:528291 N2 - The objective of this paper is to illustrate the concept of the soil-geomorphic template and its relationship to biotic change in arid and semi-arid regions. Such biotic change is typically accompanied by and linked to geomorphic change that involves soil, topography, and soil parent material, which together form the soil-geomorphic template. Soil is a factor in biotic change because it is the substrate that provides water, nutrients, anchorage for plants, and habitat for burrowing animals. Topography is a factor in biotic change because it influences local microclimate by means of elevation, lateral redistribution of water, and slope orientation. Soil parent material is a factor in biotic change because it provides the lithic inheritance from the geologic landscape that gives rise to soils with different particle size distribution (i.e. available water holding capacity) and nutrient status. Numerous linkages and feedback loops occur between the soil-geomorphic template, microclimate, vegetation, and animals. A perturbation in any of these factors can steer an ecosystem from one state to another. The integral relationship between the soil-geomorphic template and biotic change is an example of how biological and geological systems are coupled and co-evolve over long-term (Quaternary landscape evolution) and short-term (human-induced desertification) time-scales. IS - 2 JF - Journal of Arid Environments EP - 218 TI - The soil-geomorphic template and biotic change in arid and semi-arid ecosystems VL - 65 T2 - Special Issue Landscape linkages and cross scale interactions in arid and semiarid ecosystems SP - 207 KW - biotic KW - change KW - desertification KW - geomorphology KW - soil KW - topography AU - Monger, HC AU - Bestelmeyer, BT PY - 2006/04// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.08.012 ER -