Spatial modeling of biological soil crusts to support rangeland assessment and monitoring
Biological soil crusts are a diverse soil surface community, prevalent in semiarid regions,
which function as ecosystem engineers and perform numerous important ecosystem
services. Loss of crusts has been implicated as a factor leading to accelerated soil erosion
and other forms of land degradation. To support assessment and monitoring efforts aimed at
ensuring the sustainability of rangeland ecosystems, managers require spatially explicit
information concerning potential cover and composition of biological soil crusts. We …
which function as ecosystem engineers and perform numerous important ecosystem
services. Loss of crusts has been implicated as a factor leading to accelerated soil erosion
and other forms of land degradation. To support assessment and monitoring efforts aimed at
ensuring the sustainability of rangeland ecosystems, managers require spatially explicit
information concerning potential cover and composition of biological soil crusts. We …
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