Savannas cover at least 13% of the global terrestrial surface and are often nutrient limited, especially by nitrogen. To gain a better understanding of their microbial diversity and the microbial nitrogen cycling in savanna soils, soil samples were collected along a granitic and a basaltic catena in Kruger National Park (South Africa) to characterize their bacterial and archaeal composition and...

This study considers UK airborne gamma-ray data obtained through a series of high spatial resolution, low altitude surveys over the past decade. The ground concentrations of the naturally occurring radionuclides Potassium, Thorium and Uranium are converted to air absorbed dose rates and these are used to assess terrestrial exposure levels from both natural and technologically enhanced sources. ...

Wherry discussed the origin of this material and on the basis of mineralogical and structural evidence suggested its derivation from aan original sedimentary type. He concluded that the presence of sillimanite indicated a noteworthy alumina content of the original sediment and thought that very likely the material w’as originally an argillaceous sandstone. The present writer” has discussed the ...

Abstract Membrane penetration is the term used to describe displacement of rubber membrane into spaces between cylindrical specimens during triaxial testing in consolidation stage. from elevated cell pressure stage might have a negative effect on interpretation stress-strain data and specimen volume calculations shearing To assist engineers making knowledgeable judgments, additional study neede...

The hydrodynamic properties of the weathered-fractured layer of a hard-rock pilot watershed in a granitic terrain are characterized using hydraulic tests at different scales. The interpretation of numerous slug tests leads to characterize the statistical distribution of local permeabilities in the wells. The application of flowmeter profiles during injection tests determines the vertical distri...