Biocrusts positively affect the soil water balance in semiarid ecosystems

Biological soil crust effects must be included to accurately model infiltration and erosion in drylands: An example from Tabernas Badlands

(2015) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Importance of biocrusts in dryland monitoring using spectral indices

(2015) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Swelling of biocrusts upon wetting induces changes in surface micro-topography

(2015) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Soil microstructure as an under-explored feature of biological soil crust hydrological properties: case study from the NW Negev Desert

(2014) Vincent John Martin Noah Linus Felde et al.   BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Vascular Plants and Biocrusts Modulate How Abiotic Factors Affect Wetting and Drying Events in Drylands

(2014) Miguel Berdugo et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Advanced image processing methods as a tool to map and quantify different types of biological soil crust

(2014) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING

Cross-scale interactions between surface components and rainfall properties. Non-linearities in the hydrological and erosive behavior of semiarid catchments

(2014) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Dynamics of organic carbon losses by water erosion after biocrust removal

(2014) Yolanda Cantón et al.   Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

European small portable rainfall simulators: A comparison of rainfall characteristics

(2013) T. Iserloh et al.   CATENA

Soil Loss and Runoff in Semiarid Ecosystems: A Complex Interaction Between Biological Soil Crusts, Micro-topography, and Hydrological Drivers

(2013) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Role of dewfall in the water balance of a semiarid coastal steppe ecosystem

(2013) O. Uclés et al.   HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES

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

Microbial secreted exopolysaccharides affect the hydrological behavior of induced biological soil crusts in desert sandy soils

(2013) Giovanni Colica et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Algae influence the hydrophysical parameters of a sandy soil

(2012) Lubomír Lichner et al.   CATENA

Successional stage of biological soil crusts: an accurate indicator of ecohydrological condition

(2012) Jayne Belnap et al.   Ecohydrology

The effect of biocrusts on evaporation from sand dunes in the Negev Desert

(2012) Giora J. Kidron et al.   GEODERMA

The use of microbiotic crusts as biomarkers for ponding, subsurface flow and soil moisture content and duration

(2012) Giora J. Kidron et al.   GEODERMA

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

(2012) Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Runoff and Soil Loss from Revegetated Grasslands in the Hilly Loess Plateau Region, China: Influence of Biocrust Patches and Plant Canopies

(2012) Yunge Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGIC ENGINEERING

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

Ecological Succession, Hydrology and Carbon Acquisition of Biological Soil Crusts Measured at the Micro-Scale

(2012) Matthew Tighe et al.   PLoS One

Biological soil crust development affects physicochemical characteristics of soil surface in semiarid ecosystems

(2012) Sonia Chamizo et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

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

Differential hydrological response of biological topsoil crusts along a rainfall gradient in a sandy arid area: Northern Negev desert, Israel

(2011) A. Yair et al.   CATENA

Characteristics of surface runoff in a sandy area in southern Mu Us sandy land

(2011) YongSheng Wu et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

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

(2011) Sonia Chamizo et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Discriminating soil crust type, development stage and degree of disturbance in semiarid environments from their spectral characteristics

(2011) S. Chamizo et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Contrasting effects of microbiotic crusts on runoff in desert surfaces

(2011) Giora J. Kidron et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY

Evaporative losses from soils covered by physical and different types of biological soil crusts

(2011) S. Chamizo et al.   HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES

A review of runoff generation and soil erosion across scales in semiarid south-eastern Spain

(2011) Y. Cantón et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Ecology and functional roles of biological soil crusts in semi-arid ecosystems of Spain

(2011) F.T. Maestre et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

The role of the exopolysaccharides in enhancing hydraulic conductivity of biological soil crusts

(2011) Federico Rossi et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Two-Dimensional Porosity of Crusted Silty Soils: Indicators of Soil Quality in Semiarid Rangelands?

(2011) I. Miralles-Mellado et al.   SOIL SCIENCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA JOURNAL

Properties and spatial distribution of microbiotic crusts in the Negev Desert, Israel

(2010) Giora J. Kidron et al.   CATENA

Interactive Effects of Three Ecosystem Engineers on Infiltration in a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Grassland

(2010) David J. Eldridge et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

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

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

Temporal dynamics of soil water balance components in a karst range in southeastern Spain: estimation of potential recharge

(2010) Yolanda Cantón et al.   HYDROLOGICAL SCIENCES JOURNAL-JOURNAL DES SCIENCES HYDROLOGIQUES

Assessment of physical and hydrological properties of biological soil crusts using X-ray microtomography and modeling

(2010) M. Menon et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Effects of biological soil crusts on profile distribution of soil water, organic carbon and total nitrogen in Mu Us Sandland, China

(2010) S. Gao et al.   Journal of Plant Ecology

Impact of land degradation on soil respiration in a steppe (Stipa tenacissima L.) semi-arid ecosystem in the SE of Spain

(2010) A. Rey et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Microbiotic soil crusts in the Sahel of Western Niger and their influence on soil porosity and water dynamics

(2009) O. Malam Issa et al.   CATENA

Water repellency and pore clogging at early successional stages of microbiotic crusts on inland dunes, Brandenburg, NE Germany

(2009) Thomas Fischer et al.   CATENA

Long-term effects of revegetation on soil hydrological processes in vegetation-stabilized desert ecosystems

(2009) Zhongbo Yu et al.   HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES

Characteristics and numeric simulation of soil evaporation in biological soil crusts

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

The influence of biological soil crusts on dew deposition in Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwestern China

(2009) Jing Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Pulse dynamics and microbial processes in aridland ecosystems

(2008) Scott L. Collins et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

A new approach for mapping of Biological Soil Crusts in semidesert areas with hyperspectral imagery

(2008) B. Weber et al.   REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

Effects of crust and shrub patches on runoff, sedimentation, and related nutrient (C, N) redistribution in the desertified steppe zone of the Tengger Desert, Northern China

(2007) X.J. Li et al.   GEOMORPHOLOGY