What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community

B Weber, J Belnap, B Büdel, AJ Antoninka… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Studies of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have proliferated over the last few decades. The
biocrust literature has broadened, with more studies assessing and describing the function …

[HTML][HTML] Deliberate introduction of invisible invaders: a critical appraisal of the impact of microbial inoculants on soil microbial communities

PC Mawarda, X Le Roux, JD Van Elsas… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Non-target effects of deliberately released organisms into a new environment are of great
concern due to their potential impact on the biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems …

Cyanobacteria inoculation improves soil stability and fertility on different textured soils: gaining insights for applicability in soil restoration

S Chamizo, G Mugnai, F Rossi, G Certini… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous components of biocrust communities and the first colonizers of
terrestrial ecosystems. They play multiple roles in the soil by fixing C and N and synthesizing …

The microbiology of biological soil crusts

F Garcia-Pichel - Annual review of microbiology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Biological soil crusts are thin, inconspicuous communities along the soil atmosphere
ecotone that, until recently, were unrecognized by ecologists and even more so by …

[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 …

Integrating supply and demand in ecosystem service bundles characterization across Mediterranean transformed landscapes

C Quintas-Soriano, M García-Llorente, A Norström… - Landscape …, 2019 - Springer
Context Humans continually transform landscapes, affecting the ecosystem services (ES)
they provide. Thus, the spatial relationships among services vary across landscapes …

The role of emotions in human–nature connectedness within Mediterranean landscapes in Spain

I Otamendi-Urroz, C Quintas-Soriano… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Landscapes can lead to different emotions towards nature that in turn shape people's
environmental behavior and decision processes. This study explores the role of emotions …

A research agenda for nonvascular photoautotrophs under climate change

P Porada, MY Bader, MB Berdugo, C Colesie… - New …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nonvascular photoautotrophs (NVP), including bryophytes, lichens, terrestrial algae, and
cyanobacteria, are increasingly recognized as being essential to ecosystem functioning in …

Towards an understanding of future range shifts in lichens and mosses under climate change

M Mallen‐Cooper… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Lichens and mosses play important functional roles in all terrestrial ecosystems,
particularly in tundra and drylands. As with all taxa, to maintain their current niche in a …

Unfolding the dynamics of ecosystems undergoing alternating wet‐dry transitional states

R Arias‐Real, M Delgado‐Baquerizo… - Ecology …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A significant fraction of Earth's ecosystems undergoes periodic wet‐dry alternating
transitional states. These globally distributed water‐driven transitional ecosystems, such as …