Biogeomorphology
Biogeomorphology and ecogeomorphology are the study of interactions between organisms and the development of landforms, and is thus a field of geomorphology. Organisms affect geomorphic processes in a variety of ways. For example, trees can reduce landslide potential where their roots penetrate to underlying rock, plants and their litter inhibit soil erosion, biochemicals produced by plants accelerate the chemical weathering of bedrock and regolith, and marine animals cause the bioerosion of coral.
Bibliography
- Biogeomorphology, by Heather Viles, 1988. ISBN 0-631-15405-1.
- Biogeomorphology, Terrestrial and Freshwater Systems, Hupp, 1995. ISBN 0-444-81867-7.
- Research Considerations for Biogeomorphology, Osterkamp, W.R. and Friedman, J.M., 1997.
Categories
Geomorphology