Physical properties of the psammophile cryptogamic crust and their consequences to the water regime of sandy soils, north-western Negev Desert, Israel

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  Journal of Arid Environments

• Publication date

  1995-04-01

• Fields of study

  Geology, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0140-1963(95)80015-8
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