Journal
SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 65, Issue -, Pages 168-171Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2013.05.011
Keywords
Biological soil crust; Mojave Desert; Nitrogen fixation; Carbon fixation; Soil stability
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- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Environmental Biology [1150278] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Soil stability, nitrogen and carbon fixation were assessed for eight biological soil crust community types within a Mojave Desert wilderness site. Cyanolichen crust outperformed all other crusts in multi-functionality whereas incipient crust had the poorest performance. A finely divided classification of biological soil crust communities improves estimation of ecosystem function and strengthens the accuracy of landscape-scale assessments. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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