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Higher sediment redistribution rates related to burrowing animals than previously assumed as revealed by time-of-flight-based monitoring
Paulina Grigusova
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Department of
Geography, University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
Annegret Larsen
Soil Geography and Landscape, Department of Environmental Sciences,
Wageningen University & Research, 6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands
Sebastian Achilles
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Department of
Geography, University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
Roland Brandl
Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Marburg, 35032
Marburg, Germany
Camilo del Río
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política,
Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
782-0436 Santiago, Chile
Centro UC Desierto de Atacama, Pontificia Universidad Católica de
Chile, 782-0436 Santiago, Chile
Nina Farwig
Conservation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Marburg,
35047 Marburg, Germany
Diana Kraus
Conservation Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Marburg,
35047 Marburg, Germany
Leandro Paulino
Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Concepción, 378-0000
Chillán, Chile
Patricio Pliscoff
Facultad de Historia, Geografía y Ciencia Política,
Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile,
782-0436 Santiago, Chile
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Departamento de Ecología,
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 833-1150 Santiago, Chile
Center of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Pontificia
Universidad Católica de Chile, 833-1150 Santiago, Chile
Kirstin Übernickel
Earth System Dynamics, Department of Geosciences, University of
Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
Jörg Bendix
Laboratory for Climatology and Remote Sensing, Department of
Geography, University of Marburg, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Short summary
In our study, we developed, tested, and applied a cost-effective time-of-flight camera to autonomously monitor rainfall-driven and animal-driven sediment redistribution in areas affected by burrowing animals with high temporal (four times a day) and spatial (6 mm) resolution. We estimated the sediment redistribution rates on a burrow scale and then upscaled the redistribution rates to entire hillslopes. Our findings can be implemented into long-term soil erosion models.
In our study, we developed, tested, and applied a cost-effective time-of-flight camera to...
