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Autor: Herpel, Nicole
Jahr: 2008
Contents
List of Figures IX
List of Tables XV
Abbreviations and Acronyms XIX
1 Introduction 1
2 Material and Methods 5
2.1 Study Areas and Integration in the BIOTA Research
Concept................................... 5
2.2 Field Methods................................ 7
2.2.1 Field Campaigns.......................... 7
2.2.2 General Approach.......................... 7
2.2.3 Basic Soil Data........................... 8
2.2.4 Tachymetric Survey......................... 9
2.2.5 Determination of Gravimetric Water Content (GWC) after Rain
Events................................ 10
2.2.G Single Ring Infiltration....................... 10
2.3 Laboratory Methods............................ 12
2.4 Statistical Methods............................. 17
2.4.1 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) .................. 17
2.4.2 Mann-Whitney U test ....................... 22
2.4.3 Cluster Analysis........................... 22
2.4.4 Box-and-Whiskor Diagrams.................... 23
2.4.5 Standardisation procedures .................... 23
2.4.G A Note on D3-Variability Analysis in Soebatsfontein ...... 24
2.5 Soil Classification.............................. 25
2.G Software................................... 2G
2.7 Satellite Data and GPS-Coordinates ................... 2G
Contents _____________________^_________________
3 Literature Review 27
3.1 Analysing the Scale Dependent Variability of Soils - an Introduction . . 27
3.2 Understanding the Significance of Scale.................. 30
3.3 Mutual Dependencies between Species (Biodiversity) and Soil Properties
in Drylands................................. 34
3.3.1 Plants................................ 34
3.3.2 Termites............................... 36
3.3.3 Ants................................. 40
3.3.4 Heuweltjies ............................. 41
3.3.5 Fairy Rings............................. 46
3.3.6 Mammals.............................. 47
3.3.7 Biological Soil Crusts........................ 49
3.4 Small Scale Soil Patchiness Affecting Hydrology............. 52
3.5 The History and Status of Soil Degradation in Southern Africa..... 55
4 Small Scale Variability of Topsoil Properties and its Significance for
the Succulent Karoo Ecosystem 59
4.1 Introduction................................. 59
4.2 Characterisation of the study site..................... 60
4.2.1 Geology and Geomorphology.................... 60
4.2.2 Climate............................... 61
4.2.3 Vegetation.............................. 63
4.2.4 Landuse History and Utilisation.................. 64
4.2.5 Soils................................. 66
4.3 Description of Sampled Units in a Hierarchical System......... 67
4.4 Results and Discussion........................... 71
4.4.1 Soilchcrnical Properties on the Observatory Soebatsfontein: an
Inventory .............................. 71
4.4.2 Variability on D3-Scale....................... 75
4.4.3 Variability on D4-Scale: Mutual Dependencies between Biologi-
cal Soil Crusts and Soil Properties................. 89
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4.4.4 Discussion of Mutual Dependencies between Biological Soil Crusts
and Soil Properties......................... 99
4.4.5 Variability on D4-Scale: Mutual Dependencies between Dwarf
Shrubs and Soil Properties..................... 105
4.4.0 Discussion of Mutual Dependencies between Dwarf Shrubs and
Soil Properties ........................... 113
4.4.7 The Influence of Microtopography on Small Scale Soil Variability 11G
4.4.8 Discussion of the Influence of Microtopography on Small Scale
Soil Variability ........................... 133
4.4.9 Variability Assessments on the Observatory ........... 136
4.4.10 Discussion of Variability Assessments on the Observatory .... 137
4.4.11 Hydrology.............................. 140
4.4.12 Discussion of Hydrology...................... 145
5 Comparison of Scale Dependent Topsoil Variability in two different
Landuse Systems in the Nama Karoo Ecosystem 151
5.1 Introduction................................. 151
5.2 Characterisation of the Study Site..................... 153
5.2.1 Geology and Geomorphology.................... 153
5.2.2 Climate............................... 153
5.2.3 Vegetation.............................. 155
5.2.4 Landuse History and Utilisation.................. 150
5.2.5 Soils................................. 158
5.3 Description of Sampled Units in a Hierarchical System ......... 159
5.4 Results and Discussion........................... 1G4
5.4.1 Soilchemical Properties on the Gellap and Nabaos Observatories:
an Inventory............................. 1G4
5.4.2 Variability on D3-Scale....................... 108
5.4.3 Discussion of D3-Variability.................... 171
5.4.4 Variability on D4-Scale: Mutual Dependencies between Shrubs
and Soil Properties......................... 173
5.4.5 Discussion of Mutual Dependencies between Shrubs and Soil
Properties.............................. 181
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5.4.6 Further Interactions on the D4-Seale...............184
5.4.7 Discussion of further Interactions on the D4-Scale........187
5.4.8 The Influence of Microtopography on Small Scale Soil Variability 188
5.4.9 Discussion of the Influence of Microtopography on Small Scale
Soil Variability...........................189
5.4.10 Variability Assessments on the Observatory ...........190
5.4.11 Hydrology.............................. 192
5.4.12 Discussion of Hydrology......................196
6 Concluding Discussion on Scale-Dependent Processes in Southern
African Drylands 201
6.1 Introduction................................. 201
6.2 Processes on the Microscale (D4 = dm2 - m2) .............. 201
6.3 Processes on the Mesoscale (D3 = m2 - 1000 m2) ............ 208
6.4 Large Scale Processes as Determinants of Small Scale Patterns..... 208
6.5 Implications for Landuse Options, Climate Change, Biodiversity and
Vulnerability ................................210
7 Summary 213
8 Zusammenfassung 217
Acknowledgements 223
References 227
A Appendix for Soebatsfontein 253
A.I Reference Profiles.............................. 253
A.2 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-Scale........ 264
A.3 Comparison of Rock Fringe and Matrix-units on D3-Scale........ 270
A.4 Microtopographical Effects......................... 275
B Appendix for Gellap and Nabaos 276
B.I Reference Profiles..............................276
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B.2 Comparison of further Chemical Soil Parameters with the BIOTA-Transect
Data Set................................... 282
B.3 Comparison of Sedimentation Area Sites on D3-Scale.......... 284
B.4 Comparison of Outcrop Area Sites on D3-Scale ............. 289
B.5 Comparison of Total Element Contents on D3-Sites in Gellap...... 294
B.G Comparison of Texture in Gellap and Nabaos .............. 297
B.7 Further Tables on Infiltration and Microtopography........... 298
VII
List of Figures
2.1 BIOTA Southern Africa transect witli observatory locations ...... 5
2.2 Example for the standardisation of data pairs: pH^jo.......... 24
2.3 Diagram visualising D4-unit composition of the D3-units sampled in
Soebatsfontein................................ 25
3.1 Aerial photography of heuweltjie-pattern in the landscape near Soebats-
fontein .................................... 41
3.2 Distribution of heuweltjies in Southern Africa.............. 42
3.3 Scheme of heuweltjie composition in terms of horizons/ materials ... 45
3.4 Extent of soil degradation due to water erosion in Namibia and South
Africa.................................... 50
4.1 Geological overview of Naniaqualand.................... 60
4.2 Rainfall at Soebatsfontein 2002 - 2006.................. 02
4.3 Temperature at Soebatsfontein 2002 - 2006................ 02
4.4 Digital elevation model of the Soebatsfontein Observatory with location
of D2 study sites .............................. 08
4.5 D4-units Biological Soil Crust, Open Soil and Plant Canopy in Soebats-
fontein .................................... 69
4.6 Histograms of selected parameters of Soebatsfontein topsoil data .... 74
4.7 Dendrogram of hierarchical duster analysis of selected total element
contents in Soebatsfontein......................... 77
4.8 Dendrogram of hierarchical duster analysis of texture parameters in
Soebatsfontein................................ 78
4.9 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: pH#2O- Ca,.
Mn, and K^j................................. 81
4.10 Diagram visualising D4-unit composition of the D3-units sampled in
Soebatsfontein: exemplary for the distribution of N(-values....... 83
4.11 Comparison of Rock Fringe- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: EC2.5. Cor3,
Fe, and K,.................................. 85
4.12 Variance components after a two-way ANOVA in the Open Soil - BSC
data set in Soebatsfontein......................... 08
4.13 Variance components after a two-way ANOVA in the Open Soil-Plant
Canopy data set in Soebatsfontein.....................112
List of Figures
4.14 Correlation between survey height and Caj on a transect on D2-Area
Lower Eastern Slope (ES)..........................HO
4.15 Mesotopographical gradient and microtopographical variability of EC25
on the Lower Eastern Slope (ES)-transect.................121
4.16 Interrelation between EC classes and rnicrotopography classes on the
Lower Eastern Slope transect .......................122
4.17 Correlation between the surface roughness percentage and the standard
deviation of pKcacn within each D3-unit.................124
4.18 The digital elevation model of site AC-HM in overview and detail . . . 126
4.19 Picture of mole rat-mounds on the site AC-HM and table of EC-values
for selected miniprofiles on that site....................126
4.20 Overview of the study site Western Slope Matrix in August 2004 .... 127
4.21 Overview of site Western Slope Matrix and detailed view of inclined part
therein....................................128
4.22 Site Western Slope Matrix: ArcGIS calculated areas of planar and in-
clined parts and corresponding photo-stich................129
4.23 Calculated areal distribution of the D4-units on site Western Slope Matrixl30
4.24 Photo and digital elevation model showing the distribution of BSCs on
the heuweltjie of the site Lower Eastern Slope (ES)...........132
4.25 Variability contribution of Rocky Outcrop- and Slope data on total vari-
ability on the Soebatsfontein Observatory.................137
4.26 Variability contribution of the hierarchical D-units on total variability
on the Soebatsfontein Observatory ....................138
4.27 Topsoil water contents for the study site Accumulation Zone (AC) . . . 140
4.28 Topsoil water contents for the study site Lower Eastern Slope (ES) . . 141
4.29 Topsoil water contents for the study site Mid-Eastern Slope (MS) . . . 141
4.30 Topsoil water contents for the study site Western Slope (WS) ..... 142
4.31 Single ring infiltration rates on all tested D3-units at Soebatsfontein in
comparison .................................143
4.32 Single ring infiltration rates on the study site Mid-Eastern Slope (MS) . 144
4.33 Single ring infiltration rates on the study site Lower Eastern Slope (ES) 144
4.34 Single ring infiltration rates on D3 and D4-scale on the study site Ac-
cumulation Zone (AC)........................... 145
List of Figures
4.35 Comparison of topsoil water content measurements and single ring infil-
tration rates in Soebatsfontein....................... 140
5.1 Fenceline contrast between the observatories Gellap and Nabaos .... 152
5.2 Rainfall at Gellap and Nabaos 2002 200G................ 154
5.3 Temperature at Gellap and Nabaos 2002 - 2006............. 155
5.4 Overview of the Gellap and Nabaos Observatories and the position of
the four small scale study sites....................... 159
5.5 Overview of the study site Gellap Sedimentation Area and the distribu-
tion of D3-units within........................... 160
5.6 Red sliist outcrop and black ridge on Gellap and Nabaos........ 162
5.7 Dendrogram of hierarchical cluster analysis of total element contents . . 169
5.8 Signs of sheet erosion after a 68 mm rain event in April 2005 on Nabaos 172
5.9 Selected shrubs occuring in the Nama Karoo............... 173
5.10 Variance components after a two-way ANOVA in the Open Soil - Plant
Canopy data set in Gellap and Nabaos.................. 180
5.11 Picture of grass tussock on the Sedimentation Area in Gellap...... 187
5.12 Vertical section through a PGM on the Sedimentation Area in Nabaos . 188
5.13 Variability contribution of Sedimentation Areas (SE) and Outcrop Areas
(OC) to total variability of the combined Gellap/ Nabaos data set . . . 191
5.14 Overview of single ring infiltration rates of different D4-units on the
observatories Gellap and Nabaos...................... 192
5.15 Overview of single ring infiltration rates of Open Soil/ Shrub Canopy-
units on the observatories Gellap and Nabaos .............. 193
5.16 Correlations of infiltration rate and selected texture classes....... 194
5.17 Topsoil water contents in Gellap after a rain event in the night from 24
to 25/03/2005................................ 196
5.18 Comparison of infiltration tests exemplary for D4-unit Tussock on the
Older Accumulation Area on Gellap.................... 1U8
6.1 Scheme of D4-patches in an idealised dryland landscape......... 201
A.I P213: Reference profile for Heuweltjie Centre-unit on Accumulation Zone
(AC-HC): Calcic Solonchak ........................ 253
A.2 P214: Reference profile for Heuweltjie Matrix-unit on Accumulation Zone
(AC-HM): Duric Hypersalic Solonchak.................. 254
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List of Figures
A.3 P215: Reference profile for Matrix-unit on Accumulation Zone (AC-
MA): Epipetric Durisol...........................255
A.4 P851: Reference profile for Heuweltjie Centre-unit on Western Slope
(WS-HM): Hypersalic Solonchak......................256
A.5 P850: Reference profile for Heuweltjie Margin-unit on Western Slope
(WS-HM): Hypersalic Solonchak......................257
A.6 P850: Reference profile for Matrix-unit on Western Slope (WS-MA):
Epipetric Durisol..............................258
A.7 P533: Reference profile for Heuweltjie Centre-unit on Lower Eastern
Slope (ES-HC): Duric Gypsic Hypersalic Solonchak...........259
A.8 P534: Reference profile for Heuweltjie Matrix-unit on Lower Eastern
Slope (ES-HM): Hypocalcic Duric Hypersalic Solonchak.........260
A.9 P220: Reference profile for Matrix-unit within quartz field on Lower
Eastern Slope (ES-MA2): Hyperskeletic Leptosol.............261
A. 10 P209: Reference profile for Rock Fringe-unit on Mountain Top (MT-
RF1): Haplic Cambisol...........................262
A.11 P210: Reference profile for Matrix-unit on Mid-Eastern Slope (MS-MA2):
Endopetric Durisol.............................263
A.12 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: pHcaCra, EC25
N( and C/N-ratio..............................264
A.13 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: St, Alt, Kf and
P, ......................................265
A.14 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-scaIe: Nat, Fet, Tit
and Zn, ...................................266
A.15 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: Cl^e, NO3we,
SOto. and Pa................................267
A.16 Comparison of Rock Fringe- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: pH#2o, N4,
C/N-ratio and S(..............................270
A.17 Comparison of Rock Fringe- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: Al,, P(, Nat
and Mn,...................................271
A.18 Comparison of Rock Fringe- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: Tit, Znj, Ca*
and Cl^...................................272
A. 19 Comparison of Rock Fringe- and Matrix-units on D3-scale: NO3We, SO4u,e,
Ks and P^, .................................273
A.20 Correlation between surface roughness percentage and the standard de-
viation of selected parameters within each D3-nnit............275
XII
List of Figures
B.21 P1337: Reference profile for Old Accumulation-unit on Gellap, Sedimen-
tation Area (G-SE-AO): Epileptic Regosol................27G
B.22 P1335: Reference profile for Young Accumulation-unit on Gellap, Sedi-
mentation Area (G-SE-AY): Haplic Regosol ...............270
B.23 P1324: Reference profile for Rivier-unit on Gellap, Sedimentation Area
(G-SE-RV): Epileptic Regosol.......................277
B.24 P1333: Reference profile for Brown Ridge-unit (South) on Gellap, Out-
crop Area (G-OC-BS): Hyperskeletic Leptosol..............277
B.25 P1331: Reference profile for Rivier-unit on Gellap, Outcrop Area (G-
OC-RV): Haplic Leptosol..........................278
B.26 P1270: Reference profile for Old Accumulation-unit on Nabaos. Sedi-
mentation Area (N-SE-AO): Haplic Regosol ...............278
B.27 P1290: Reference profile for Young Accumulation-unit on Nabaos, Sed-
imentation Area (N-SE-AY): Haplic Regosol...............279
B.28 P1286: Reference profile for Rivier-unit on Nabaos, Sedimentation Area
(N-SE-RV): Haplic Regosol.........................279
B.29 P1291: Reference profile for Rivier Island-unit on Nabaos, Sedimentation
Area (N-SE-RI): Haplic Regosol......................280
B.30 P1338: Reference profile for Brown Ridge-unit (South) on Nabaos, Out-
crop Area (N-OC-BS): Haplic Regosol...................280
B.31 P1378: Reference profile for Brown Ridge-unit (North) on Nabaos, Out-
crop Area (N-OC-BN): Haplic Regosol..................281
B.32 P1377: Reference profile for Rivier Island-unit (South) on Nabaos, Out-
crop Area (N-OC-RI): Haplic Leptosol ..................281
B.33 Comparison of D3-units of Sedimentation Area sites in Gellap and Nabaos:
pHW2O, pHcacn, EC25 and EC5......................284
B.34 Comparison of D3-units of Sedimentation Area sites in Gellap and Nabaos:
C^, N,, C/N-ratio and NO3tre ......................285
B.35 Comparison of D3-units of Sedimentation Area sites in Gellap and Nabaos:
KM and Pd, .................................286
B.3C Comparison of D3-units of Outcrop Area sites in Gellap and Nabaos:
2, EC2 5 and EC5......................289
B.37 Comparison of D3-units of Outcrop Area sites in Gellap and Nabaos:
Cor9, Nt, C/N-ratio and NO3u,c ......................290
B.38 Comparison of D3-units of Outcrop Area sites in Gellap and Nabaos:
Ka and Pn .................................291
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List of Figures
B.39 Comparison of total element contents on D3-units of Gellap: S(, Si(, Al(
and Na,...................................294
B.40 Comparison of total element contents on D3-units of Gellap: K(, Cat,
Mg, and P, .................................295
B.41 Comparison of total element contents on D3-units of Gellap: Ti(, Fe(,
Mnt and Znt.................................296
XIV
List of Tables
2.1 BIOTA laboratory methods for the standard analysis of soils...... 12
2.3 Overview on texture classes........................ 17
4.1 Soebatsfontein: Scheme of nested units.................. 70
4.2 Comparison of ininiprofile data set of Soebatsfontein and BIOTA tran-
sect data set: dynamic and geologic driven parameters.......... 72
4.3 Comparison of miniprofile data set and BIOTA transect data set: salt
related parameters ............................. 73
4.4 Soebatsfontein: Clay, silt and sand contents of the D3-units in slope
positions................................... 82
4.5 Soebatsfontein: Clay, silt and sand contents of the D3-units in rocky
outcrop positions.............................. 84
4.G Comparison of Open Soil and BSC encrusted soil on Soebatsfontein in
a standardised data set........................... 90
4.7 Comparison of particle size distribution in Open Soil and BSC encrusted
soil on Soebatsfontein in a standardised data set............. 91
4.8 Comparison of Open Soil and BSC encrusted soil on the individual sites
in Soebatsfontein.............................. 94
4.9 Comparison of Open Soil and BSC encrusted soil on individual sites in
Soebatsfontein - continued......................... 95
4.10 Variance components after a three-way ANOVA in the Open Soil - BSC
data set in Soebatsfontein......................... 97
4.11 Comparison of Open Soil and Plant Canopy soil on Soebatsfontein in a
standardised data set............................IOC
4.12 Comparison of particle size distribution in Open Soil and Plant Canopy
soil on Soebatsfontein in a standardised data set.............107
4.13 Comparison of Open Soil and Plant Canopy soil on the individual sites
in Soebatsfontein..............................109
4.14 Significant differences of total element contents between Open Soil and
Plant Canopy soil on the Mountain Top Matrix-site (MT-MA2) in Soe-
batsfontein ..................................U0
4.15 Variance components after a three-way ANOVA in the Open Soil-Plant
Canopy data set in Soebatsfontein..................... Ill
4.16 Basic data for digital elevation models in Soebatsfontein ........116
List of Tables
4.17 Indicators of surface roughness on the D3-sites in Soebatsfontein . . . ¦ H
4.18 Correlation coefficients between topographic height and soil properties
for the D2-site Lower Eastern Slope (ES).................I19
4.19 Interrelation of selected soil properties and developmental degree of phy-
tomounds..................................123
4.20 Comparison of mean values ± SD between Biological Soil Crust and
Plant Canopy................................123
4.21 D4- and microscale dependent variability on the site Western Slope Ma-
trix (WS-MA) with the example of EC25.................13°
5.1 Observatories Gellap and Nabaos: scheme of nested units........163
5.2 Comparison of miniprofile data set of Gellap and BIOTA transect data
set: dynamic and geologic driven parameters...............165
5.3 Comparison of miniprofile data set of Nabaos and BIOTA transect data
set: dynamic and geologic driven parameters...............166
5.4 Comparison of weighted means over 0-10 cm topsoil for dynamic soil
properties on Gellap and Nabaos with regard to the D2-sites......167
5.5 Comparison of Open Soil and Plant Canopy soil on Gellap in a stan-
dardised data set..............................174
5.6 Comparison of Open Soil and Plant Canopy soil on Gellap in a stan-
dardised data set..............................175
5.7 Comparison of particle size distribution in Open Soil and Plant Canopy
soil on Gellap and Nabaos.........................176
5.8 Comparison of Open Soil (O) and Shrub Canopy (P) units of the same
D3-unit on Gellap with regard to dynamic soil properties.........177
5.9 Comparison of Open Soil (O) and Shrub Canopy (P) units of the same
D3-unit on Nabaos with regard to dynamic soil properties........177
5.10 Variance components after a throe-way ANOVA in the Open Soil - Plant.
Canopy data set of Gellap and Nabaos.................. 178
5.11 Comparison of several D4-units with the Open Soil-unit of the same
D3-unit in Gellap and Nabaos....................... 186
5.12 Correlation coefficients between soil properties and PGM-height on Gel-
lap and Nabaos...............................189
5.13 Median infiltration rates and factor between Shrub Canopy/ Open Soil
data pairs in Gellap and Nabaos...................... 195
A.I Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-seale........268
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List of Tables
A.2 Comparison of Heuweltjie- and Matrix-units on D3-scale - continued . . 2G9
A.3 Comparison of Rock Fringe- and Matrix-units on D3-scale ....... 274
B.4 Comparison of miniprohle data set of Gellap and BIOTA transect data
set: salt driven parameters......................... 282
B.5 Comparison of miiiiprofile data set of Nabaos and BIOTA transect data
set: salt driven parameters......................... 283
B.G Comparison of D3-units on the Gellap Sedimentation site........ 287
B.7 Comparison of D3-units on the Nabaos Sedimentation site....... 288
B.8 Comparison of D3-units on the Gellap Outcrop site........... 292
B.9 Comparison of D3-units on the Nabaos Outcrop site........... 293
B.10 Comparison of texture analysis of the D3-units Old Accumulation Area
(AO) and Young Accumulation Area (AY) of the Sedimentation Areas
in Gellap and Nabaos............................ 297
B.ll Coefficients of correlation between single ring infiltration rates and tex-
ture classes in Shrub Canopy and Open Soil units of Gellap and Nabaos 298
B.12 Correlation coefficients between soil properties and PGM-height .... 299
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| title_auth | The scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of Southern Africa |
| title_exact_search | The scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of Southern Africa |
| title_full | The scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of Southern Africa vorgelegt von Nicole Herpel |
| title_fullStr | The scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of Southern Africa vorgelegt von Nicole Herpel |
| title_full_unstemmed | The scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of Southern Africa vorgelegt von Nicole Herpel |
| title_short | The scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of Southern Africa |
| title_sort | the scale dependent variability of topsoil properties reflecting ecosystem patchiness in drylands of southern africa |
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