Remote sensing of dryland ecosystem structure and function: Progress, challenges, and opportunities
Drylands make up roughly 40% of the Earth's land surface, and billions of people depend on
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …
Five decades of observed daily precipitation reveal longer and more variable drought events across much of the western United States
F Zhang, JA Biederman… - Geophysical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple lines of evidence suggest climate change will result in increased precipitation
variability and consequently more frequent extreme events. These hydroclimatic changes …
variability and consequently more frequent extreme events. These hydroclimatic changes …
Decline in biological soil crust N-fixing lichens linked to increasing summertime temperatures
R Finger-Higgens, MC Duniway… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts), comprised of mosses, lichens, and cyanobacteria, are key
components to many dryland communities. Climate change and other anthropogenic …
components to many dryland communities. Climate change and other anthropogenic …
Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: A meta‐analysis
Understanding the importance of biotic interactions in driving the distribution and
abundance of species is a central goal of plant ecology. Early vascular plants likely …
abundance of species is a central goal of plant ecology. Early vascular plants likely …
Conservation of beneficial microbes between the rhizosphere and the cyanosphere
Biocrusts are phototroph‐driven communities inhabiting arid soil surfaces. Like plants, most
photoautotrophs (largely cyanobacteria) in biocrusts are thought to exchange fixed carbon …
photoautotrophs (largely cyanobacteria) in biocrusts are thought to exchange fixed carbon …
The consequences of climate change for dryland biogeochemistry
Summary Drylands, which cover> 40% of Earth's terrestrial surface, are dominant drivers of
global biogeochemical cycling and home to more than one third of the global human …
global biogeochemical cycling and home to more than one third of the global human …
Advancing studies on global biocrust distribution
S Wang, L Ma, L Yang, Y Ma, Y Zhang, C Zhao… - Soil, 2024 - soil.copernicus.org
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts hereafter) cover a substantial proportion of the dryland
ecosystem and play crucial roles in ecological processes such as biogeochemical cycles …
ecosystem and play crucial roles in ecological processes such as biogeochemical cycles …
[PDF][PDF] Water's path from moss to soil: A multi-methodological study on water absorption and evaporation of soil-moss combinations
Mosses are often overlooked; however, they are important for soil-atmosphere interfaces
with regard to water exchange. This study investigated the influence of moss structural traits …
with regard to water exchange. This study investigated the influence of moss structural traits …
Effects of warming and rainfall pulses on soil respiration in a biological soil crust-dominated desert ecosystem
C Guan, P Zhang, C Zhao, X Li - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) across desert ecosystems play an important role in modulating
terrestrial carbon cycles. Global warming and changes in precipitation patterns are expected …
terrestrial carbon cycles. Global warming and changes in precipitation patterns are expected …
Temporal dynamics of dryland soil CO2 efflux using high-frequency measurements: Patterns and dominant drivers among biocrust types, vegetation and bare soil
S Chamizo, E Rodríguez-Caballero… - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil respiration is an important component of the carbon (C) cycle and a major contributor to
total ecosystem C efflux. Knowledge of the factors that drive soil respiration in drylands is …
total ecosystem C efflux. Knowledge of the factors that drive soil respiration in drylands is …