Dung beetles as hydrological engineers: effects of tunnelling on soil infiltration

• Main Authors: Keller, Nadine, Van Meerveld, Ilja, Ghazoul, Jaboury, Li, Yuen Chiew, Philipson, Christopher D., Elia Godoong, Slade, Eleanor M
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons Ltd 2021
• Subjects: QL461-599.82 Insects
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31896/5/Dung%20beetles%20as%20hydrological%20engineers_%20Effects%20of%20tunnelling%20on%20soil%20infiltration_ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31896/2/Dung%20beetles%20as%20hydrological%20engineers_%20Effects%20of%20tunnelling%20on%20soil%20infiltration.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/31896/; https://resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/een.13094; https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13094

Soil infiltration capacity determines the partitioning of precipitation into infiltration and overland flow and is therefore an important soil hydrological characteristic. Water infiltration through soil is facilitated by macropores created by roots and soil macrofauna. In clay-rich soils, such as t...