Elevated CO2 did not mitigate the effect of a short-term drought on biological soil crusts

Functional profiles reveal unique ecological roles of various biological soil crust organisms

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Effects of increased summer precipitation and N deposition on Mojave Desert populations of the biological crust moss Syntrichia caninervis

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Relationships between biological soil crusts, bacterial diversity and abundance, and ecosystem functioning: Insights from a semi-arid Mediterranean environment

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Carbon exchange in biological soil crust communities under differential temperatures and soil water contents: implications for global change

(2010) EDMUND E. GROTE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

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

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

Reorganization of photosystem II is involved in the rapid photosynthetic recovery of desert moss Syntrichia caninervis upon rehydration

(2010) Yang Li et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Effects of De‐ and Rehydration in Desiccation‐Tolerant Liverworts: A Cytological and Physiological Study

(2009) Silvia Pressel et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES

The effect of biological soil crusts of different successional stages and conditions on the germination of seeds of three desert plants

(2009) Y.-G. Su et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Biological soil crusts exhibit a dynamic response to seasonal rain and release from grazing with implications for soil stability

(2009) A. Jimenez Aguilar et al.   JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS

Mild experimental climate warming induces metabolic impairment and massive mortalities in southern African quartz field succulents

(2008) C.F. Musil et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY