Animal burrowing and associated formation of large desiccation cracks as factors of a rapid restoration of soil cover in flooded farmlands

Kazanci N., Emre O., Alcicek M.

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, cilt.40, sa.8, ss.964-967, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s002540100258
  • Dergi Adı: ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.964-967
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: mudcracks, bioturbation, flooding, River Filyos, Turkey
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The burrowing activity of annelids controls the spatial pattern and rapid formation of large desiccation cracks in the river flood-derived mud cover in recently inundated farmland areas in northwestern Anatolia, Turkey. The phenomenon is confirmed by laboratory experiments imitating the natural floodplain conditions.