[HTML][HTML] A review on effects of biological soil crusts on hydrological processes
G Guida, A Nicosia, L Settanni, V Ferro - Earth-Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are complex consortia of microorganisms able to modify soil
physical, chemical, and hydrological characteristics and influence soil erosion resistance …
physical, chemical, and hydrological characteristics and influence soil erosion resistance …
Advancing studies on global biocrust distribution
S Wang, L Ma, L Yang, Y Ma, Y Zhang, C Zhao… - Soil, 2024 - soil.copernicus.org
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts hereafter) cover a substantial proportion of the dryland
ecosystem and play crucial roles in ecological processes such as biogeochemical cycles …
ecosystem and play crucial roles in ecological processes such as biogeochemical cycles …
Mapping the successional stages of biological soil crusts at 3-m resolution in the Gurbantunggut Desert, China through hydration-induced spectral response
R Chen, B Yin, W Yang, J Li, Z Li, Y Zhang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are essential components of desert ecosystems and provide
diverse ecological services that benefit both the environment and human society. Biocrusts …
diverse ecological services that benefit both the environment and human society. Biocrusts …
A comprehensive network integrating signature microbes and crucial soil properties during early biological soil crust formation on tropical reef islands
L Wang, J Li, S Zhang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Biological soil crusts (BSCs/biocrusts), which are distributed across various climatic zones
and well-studied in terrestrial drylands, harbor polyextremotolerant microbial topsoil …
and well-studied in terrestrial drylands, harbor polyextremotolerant microbial topsoil …
Hyperspectral imaging predicts differences in carbon and nitrogen status among representative biocrust functional groups of the Colorado Plateau
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are widespread soil photosynthetic communities covering
about 12% of Earth's land surface, and play crucial roles in terrestrial carbon (C) and …
about 12% of Earth's land surface, and play crucial roles in terrestrial carbon (C) and …
Soil cover heterogeneity associated with biocrusts predicts patch-level plant diversity patterns
CA Havrilla, ML Villarreal - Landscape Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Context Soil resource heterogeneity drives plant species diversity patterns at local and
landscape scales. In drylands, biocrusts are patchily distributed and contribute to soil …
landscape scales. In drylands, biocrusts are patchily distributed and contribute to soil …
Ecohydrological processes can predict biocrust cover at regional scale but not global scale
N Chen, S Wang, L Yang, D Liang, Z Ren, X Liu… - Plant and Soil, 2024 - Springer
Aims Biocrusts, communities dominated by mosses, lichens, cyanobacteria, algae, and fungi
living on the soil surface, constitute a vital biotic component of dryland ecosystems that play …
living on the soil surface, constitute a vital biotic component of dryland ecosystems that play …