Journal article

Seasonal variation in soil erodibility, illustrated using sand-based sites in western Anatolia


Authors list: Mollenhauer, K; Taysun, A; Uysal, H; Fritz, EM

Publication year: 1999

Pages: 631-636

Journal: Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volume number: 162

Issue number: 6

ISSN: 1436-8730

eISSN: 1522-2624

Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag


Abstract: 

Investigations of soil erodibility (K-factors of the Universal Soil Loss Equation) and its seasonal dependence were performed using artificial rainfall on selected sites with sandy soil in Western Anatolia. Comparisons between summer and winter trials showed considerable differences with respect to measurements of surface runoff, sediment content and soil loss.

From the factor complex responsible for these observations, mainly the influence of soil moisture (as level of soil moisture before the start of each experiment, and also from the point of view that depending on seasons typical soil moisture conditions exist) on surface runoff and on aggregate stability was debated.

The examples of our predominantly sandy soils demonstrated that an accurate description of their erodibility should not overlook a consideration of the seasonality of K-factors.




Citation Styles

Harvard Citation style: Mollenhauer, K., Taysun, A., Uysal, H. and Fritz, E. (1999) Seasonal variation in soil erodibility, illustrated using sand-based sites in western Anatolia, Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science = Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde, 162(6), pp. 631-636. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1522-2624(199912)162:6<631::AID-JPLN631>3.0.CO;2-C

APA Citation style: Mollenhauer, K., Taysun, A., Uysal, H., & Fritz, E. (1999). Seasonal variation in soil erodibility, illustrated using sand-based sites in western Anatolia. Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science = Zeitschrift für Pflanzenernährung und Bodenkunde. 162(6), 631-636. https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1522-2624(199912)162:6<631::AID-JPLN631>3.0.CO;2-C


Keywords

ANATOLIA; ONTARIO; SANDY SOILS; SEASONALITY; soil erodibility

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