• DOI:10.1038/nature04452
Corpus ID: 4417041

The search for a topographic signature of life

@article{Dietrich2006TheSF,
  title={The search for a topographic signature of life},
  author={W. Dietrich and J. Perron},
  journal={Nature},
  year={2006},
  volume={439},
  pages={411-418}
}

W. Dietrich, J. Perron

Published 2006

Geology, Medicine

Nature

Landscapes are shaped by the uplift, deformation and breakdown of bedrock and the erosion, transport and deposition of sediment. Life is important in all of these processes. Over short timescales, the impact of life is quite apparent: rock weathering, soil formation and erosion, slope stability and river dynamics are directly influenced by biotic processes that mediate chemical reactions, dilate soil, disrupt the ground surface and add strength with a weave of roots. Over geologic time, biotic… CONTINUE READING

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