Effects of soil and vegetation development on surface hydrological properties of moraines in the Swiss Alps

The near-surface saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ksat) is an important hydrological characteristic because it determines surface infiltration rates and the vertical and lateral redistribution of water in the soil. However, there is comparatively little knowledge about the changes in Ksat during landscape development and how the co-evolution of biological, pedological and hydrological characteristics affect the movement of water through the...