Abstract The presence of gravel in soils modifies the porosity, pore connectivity and size distribution soil matrix as well matrix-gravel interfaces. aim present study is to investigate effect relative volume samples with mass fractions 5,10, 20 wt% varying bulk densities (1.3, 1.45, 1.55, 1.60, 1.65 g cm –3 ) on (i) total field capacity, plant available water holding (ii) (iii) thermal capacit...

The Taklimakan Desert is located in the foreland basin of the Tibetan Plateau. We report here the results of stratigraphic investigations of a 1626-meter-thick sequence with interbedded wind-blown silt from the southern marginal Taklimakan Desert. Because the studied section is located downwind of the desert, the eolian silt accumulation is closely linked to desert formation. Our new evidence i...

Description of Materials Soil profiles developed from Dwyka tillite consist of a fine sandy loam overlying a gravel and rubble layer and succeeded by a zone of clay illuviation. Below this, the disintergrating tillite may proceed to depths of two hundred feet under favourable circumstances. This material in its most weathered aspect consists of a "soapy" orangy yellow fine silty clay of the fol...

Animals use proximate cues to select resources that maximize individual fitness. When animals have a diverse array of available habitats, those selected could give insights into true habitat preferences. Since the construction of the Garrison Dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota, Lake Sakakawea (SAK) has become an important breeding area for federally threatened piping plovers (Charadrius ...

First posted June 5, 2023 For additional information, contact: Director, Florence Bascom Geoscience CenterU.S. Geological Survey12201 Sunrise Valley DriveReston, VA 21092Contact Pubs Warehouse The age and source of the late Pleistocene Roxana Silt in Mississippi have been studied since middle 1800s. Published paleoenvironmental data for show that deposition occurred from marine isotope stage 5 ...

Extraction is an important procedure for samples that contain soil because other compounds in soil may affect analysis of estrogens. This study was conducted to evaluate three different extraction methods for 17beta-estradiol in soil. Sand, bentonite, and organic-rich silt loam were spiked with 1 mg kg(-1) of 17beta-estradiol as a model compound of estrogens. 17beta-estradiol and its metabolite...

[1] Bed surface coarsening was found to be an important effect for the formation of ripples and the dynamics of the boundary layer above a predominantly silt-sized sediment bed (median particle size equal to 26 mm; 20% fine sand, 70% silt, 10% clay) under oscillatory flow (with orbital velocities of 0.32–0.52 m/s) in a laboratory wave duct. Following bed liquefaction, substantial winnowing of t...

Current streambank restoration efforts focus on providing bank stability, enhancing water quality, and improving woody habitat using native vegetation rather than traditional engineering techniques. However, in most cases harsh site conditions limit restoration success. A two-year field study was conducted at Twentymile Creek, in northern Mississippi, investigating edaphic factors governing the...