Habitat suitability of biocrust communities in a cold desert ecosystem
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.11649
Abstract: Abstract Drylands are unique among terrestrial ecosystems in that they have a significant proportion of primary production facilitated by non‐vascular plants such as colonial cyanobacteria, moss, and lichens, i.e., biocrusts, which occur on and in… read more here.
Keywords: suitability; cold desert; communities cold; biocrust communities ... See more keywords
Adaptation to Environmental Extremes Structures Functional Traits in Biological Soil Crust and Hypolithic Microbial Communities
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DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01419-21
Abstract: Biocrusts serve as a keystone element of desert and dryland ecosystems, stabilizing soils, retaining moisture, and serving as a carbon and nitrogen source in oligotrophic environments. Biocrusts cover approximately 12% of the Earth’s terrestrial surface… read more here.
Keywords: functional traits; dryland; biocrust communities; environmental extremes ... See more keywords