Effects of biocrust on soil erosion and organic carbon losses under natural rainfall
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DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.06.017
Abstract: Abstract Land degradation by erosion is especially important in drylands, which are among the most vulnerable to disturbance by human activity or climate change. Biocrusts are an essential surface component of these ecosystems and one… read more here.
Keywords: biocrust; soil; biocrust removal; organic carbon ... See more keywords
Contribution of biological crust to soil CO2 efflux in a Mediterranean shrubland ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2016.11.012
Abstract: Abstract In Mediterranean ecosystems, the soil biological crust (hereafter biocrust) plays a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem functioning. In these ecosystems, soil water content can often be a stronger driver of soil CO2 efflux than… read more here.
Keywords: soil co2; biocrust; contribution; co2 efflux ... See more keywords
Trampling Disturbance of Biocrust Enhances Soil Carbon Emission☆
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rama.2020.02.005
Abstract: ABSTRACT Biocrusts play an important role in the carbon cycle in arid and semiarid ecosystems. Activities such as livestock grazing can disturb ecosystem functions of biocrusts. However, it is unclear whether disturbance intensity impacts carbon… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; carbon emission; biocrust; intensity ... See more keywords
Improving field success of biocrust rehabilitation materials: hardening the organisms or softening the environment?
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DOI: 10.1111/rec.12965
Abstract: Drylands are a widely degraded biome characterized by low productivity and high abiotic stress. Biological soil crust (biocrust) inoculants hold promise as a rehabilitation material in drylands, useful for boosting ecosystem functions including stabilization of… read more here.
Keywords: rehabilitation; biocrust; field; establishment ... See more keywords
Biocrust Amendments to Topsoils Facilitate Biocrust Restoration in a Post-mining Arid Environment
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.882673
Abstract: Soil cryptogamic biocrusts provide many ecological functions in arid zone ecosystems, though their natural reestablishment in disturbed areas is slow. Accelerating reestablishment of biocrusts may facilitate the establishment of vascular plant communities within the timeframes… read more here.
Keywords: topsoils facilitate; amendments topsoils; biocrust amendments; biocrust ... See more keywords
Soil-atmosphere fluxes of CO2, CH4, and N2O across an experimentally-grown, successional gradient of biocrust community types
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.979825
Abstract: Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are critical components of dryland and other ecosystems worldwide, and are increasingly recognized as novel model ecosystems from which more general principles of ecology can be elucidated. Biocrusts are often diverse… read more here.
Keywords: biocrust; community; soil atmosphere; fluxes co2 ... See more keywords