Spring and summer daily subsurface temperatures in three microhabitats in a flat natural loess area in the Negev Desert, Israel

Yitzchak Gutterman

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Abstract

In this study soil temperatures were measured 1 mm below the soil surface by microsensors in three locations on the matrix and in depressions on a natural area near a flat loess of Sede Boker in the Negev and recorded daily every 10 min. In this area many seeds of desert annual's seed banks germinate on or close to the soil surface. Temperatures over 2 days in the spring, one with rain, were compared with 2 hot days during a 'hamsin' at the beginning of summer. Temperatures in these microhabitats may affect the spread of germination over time according to seed location during storage and germination.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-235
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Arid Environments
Volume36
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1997

Keywords

  • Below surface soil temperatures
  • Germination and temperatures
  • Microhabitats and temperatures
  • Natural desert area
  • Seed bank
  • Seed storage temperatures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

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