Soil characteristics and soil erosion by water in a semi-arid catchment (Wadi Drâa, South Morocco) under the pressure of global change [Elektronische Ressource] / Anna Klose

Soil characteristics and soil erosion by water in a semi-arid catchment (Wadi Drâa, South Morocco) under the pressure of global change DissertationzurErlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. nat.)derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen FakultätderRheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonnvorgelegt vonAnna KloseausBad Neuenahr - AhrweilerBonn, im August 2009Angefertigt mit Genehmigung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät derRheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn1. Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Bernd Diekkrüger2. Gutachter: PD Dr. Martin KehlTag der Promotion: 16.10.2009For my parents and my husbandiAcknowledgementsThis work is conducted in the framework of the IMPETUS project, and was support ed bythe Federal German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) under grant No. 01 LW 06001B and by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, Research and Technology (MIWFT) ofthe federal state of Northrhine-Westfalia under grant No. 313-21200200. This work was only possible through the contribution of many people. First of all I expressmy gratitude to my supervisor Prof. Dr. B. Diekkrüger, who was always re ady fordiscussion and support. I would like to thank my co-supervisor PD Dr. M. Kehl as well asProf. Dr. B. Reichert and Prof. Dr. H. Goldbach for their interest in my work and for thepleasant cooperation.I am further grateful to the laboratory staff, E. Mainz, E. Oettershagen and A.