What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community

B Weber, J Belnap, B Büdel, AJ Antoninka… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have proliferated over the last few decades. The
biocrust literature has broadened, with more studies assessing and describing the function …

Soil–Plant–Microbe interactions determine soil biological fertility by altering rhizospheric nutrient cycling and biocrust formation

SS Bhattacharyya, K Furtak - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Understanding soil–plant–microbe inter-and intra-interactions are essential for ensuring
proper soil health, quality, and soil-mediated ecosystem services (eg, nutrient cycling) …

Threats to sustainability in face of post-pandemic scenarios and the war in Ukraine

JP da Costa, AL Silva, D Barcelò… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the World slowly emerged from the then-ongoing pandemic, War broke out in Europe
with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The enduring military conflict in Ukraine has had …

The hidden network of biocrust successional stages in the High Arctic: Revealing abiotic and biotic factors shaping microbial and metazoan communities

G Mugnai, I Pinchuk, L Borruso, R Tiziani… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the important role that biocrust communities play in maintaining ecosystem structure
and functioning in deglaciated barren soil, few studies have been conducted on the …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in vegetation and soil coupling induced by biocrusts: New thinking on the segmented control of soil and water loss in the Loess Plateau, China

J Zhang, Y Liu, F Hou - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
Biocrust is widely distributed on land surfaces worldwide, it is especially important in arid
and semi-arid areas with serious soil erosion; however, the impact of biocrust on vegetation …

A microbiome survey of contrasting potato terroirs using 16S rRNA long-read sequencing

A Boutsika, A Xanthopoulou, G Tanou, ME Zacharatou… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims As a consequence of the increasing impact of climate change on crop production and
food security worldwide, the need to explore agricultural systems in a sustainable manner is …

Microlandscape Experiments: Are They Useful for Scale, Scaling, and Cross-Scale Inference?

YF Wiersma, DC Schneider - Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Ecologists frequently must sample and do experiments at
smaller scales than the processes of interest. Microlandscape experiments are one potential …

Značaj i uloga terestričnih cijanobakterija u semi-aridnim sredinama

P Tamara - Универзитет у Новом Саду, 2021 - nardus.mpn.gov.rs
Dezertifikacija i degradacija lesnih površina predstavljaju značajne ekološke probleme koji
uzrokuju zdravstvene i socijalno-ekonomskeprobleme širom sveta. Uobičajeno korišćene …

[PDF][PDF] Rediscovering the Value of Deserts

R Castro - lfs-mlws-2020.sites.olt.ubc.ca
Deserts, once the cradle of civilizations, are far more than barren wastelands; however, they
are now overexploited and neglected. Deserts are rich ecosystems, home to extensive flora …

[PDF][PDF] Tendencias de investigaciones educativas entre 2016-2021 realizadas en la escuela secundaria sobre el tópico Ecosistemas

LM Ortiz, HG Cabrera - researchgate.net
Este artículo presenta una revisión bibliográfica de los procedimientos y estrategias que
utilizan o proponen 25 investigaciones educativas publicadas en tres de las principales …