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Mammalian bioturbation amplifies rates of both hillslope sediment erosion and accumulation along the Chilean climate gradient
Paulina Grigusova
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Department of
Geography, University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
Annegret Larsen
Soil Geography and Landscape, Department of Environmental Sciences,
Wageningen University and Research, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Roland Brandl
Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Marburg, 35032
Marburg, Germany
Camilo del Río
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política,
Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
782-0436 Santiago, Chile
Centro UC Desierto de Atacama, Pontificia Universidad Católica de
Chile, 782-0436 Santiago, Chile
Nina Farwig
Conservation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Marburg,
35047 Marburg, Germany
Diana Kraus
Conservation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Marburg,
35047 Marburg, Germany
Leandro Paulino
Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Concepción, 3780000
Chillán, Chile
Patricio Pliscoff
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política,
Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
782-0436 Santiago, Chile
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Ecología,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 8331150 Santiago, Chile
Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile, 8331150 Santiago, Chile
Jörg Bendix
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Department of
Geography, University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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In our study, we included bioturbation into a soil erosion model and ran the model for several years under two conditions: with and without bioturbation. We validated the model using several sediment fences in the field. We estimated the modeled sediment redistribution and surface runoff and the impact of bioturbation on these along a climate gradient. Lastly, we identified environmental parameters determining the positive or negative impact of bioturbation on sediment redistribution.
In our study, we included bioturbation into a soil erosion model and ran the model for several...
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