The Combined Effects of Moss-Dominated Biocrusts and Vegetation on Erosion and Soil Moisture and Implications for Disturbance on the Loess Plateau, China

Identification of Factors Influencing the Restoration of Cyanobacteria-Dominated Biological Soil Crusts

(2014) Chongfeng Bu et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of locations and extents of afforestation from the Grain for Green Project in China

(2014) Wenping Yuan et al.   Remote Sensing Letters

The Study of Biological Soil Crusts: Hotspots and Prospects

(2013) Chongfeng Bu et al.   CLEAN-Soil Air Water

The role of biological soil crusts in soil moisture dynamics in two semiarid ecosystems with contrasting soil textures

(2013) Sonia Chamizo et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Biological soil crusts: An eco-adaptive biological conservative mechanism and implications for ecological restoration

(2013) C. Bu et al.   PLANT BIOSYSTEMS

Effects of biological soil crusts on surface roughness and implications for runoff and erosion

(2012) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Runoff at contrasting scales in a semiarid ecosystem: A complex balance between biological soil crust features and rainfall characteristics

(2012) Sonia Chamizo et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Hydrolase enzyme activities in a successional gradient of biological soil crusts in arid and semi-arid zones

(2012) Isabel Miralles et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Rapid succession of Biological Soil Crusts after experimental disturbance in the Succulent Karoo, South Africa

(2011) S. Dojani et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Artificial culture of biological soil crusts and its effects on overland flow and infiltration under simulated rainfall

(2011) Bo Xiao et al.   APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Crust Composition and Disturbance Drive Infiltration Through Biological Soil Crusts in Semiarid Ecosystems

(2011) Sonia Chamizo et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Post-cultivation recovery of biological soil crusts in semi-arid native grasslands, southern Australia

(2011) A.L. Briggs et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Disturbance of biological soil crust increases emergence of exotic vascular plants in California sage scrub

(2011) Rebecca R. Hernandez et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Hydrological behaviour of microbiotic crusts on sand dunes: Example from NW China comparing infiltration in crusted and crust-removed soil

(2011) A. Coppola et al.   SOIL & TILLAGE RESEARCH

Biological soil crust and surface soil properties in different vegetation types of Horqin Sand Land, China

(2010) Ha-Lin Zhao et al.   CATENA

Do biological soil crusts determine vegetation changes in sandy deserts? Implications for managing artificial vegetation

(2010) X. R. Li et al.   HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES

Characteristics and numeric simulation of soil evaporation in biological soil crusts

(2009) B. Xiao et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Frequent fire promotes diversity and cover of biological soil crusts in a derived temperate grassland

(2009) Katharine E. O’Bryan et al.   OECOLOGIA

Grazing Density Effects on Cover, Species Composition, and Nitrogen Fixation of Biological Soil Crust in an Inner Mongolia Steppe

(2009) Huajie Liu et al.   Rangeland Ecology & Management

The effect of soil crust on the generation of runoff on small plots in an arid environment

(2008) G. Carmi et al.   CATENA

Revisiting classic water erosion models in drylands: The strong impact of biological soil crusts

(2008) Matthew A. Bowker et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY