Biological soil crusts are thin, inconspicuous communities along the soil atmosphere
ecotone that, until recently, were unrecognized by ecologists and even more so by …

"… a number of chapters provide excellent summaries of the modern methods available for
studying fungal ecology, along with those more traditional methods that are still extremely …

The zoosporic obligate endoparasites, Olpidium, hold a pivotal position to the reconstruction
of the flagellum loss in fungi, one of the key morphological transitions associated with the …

The soil and its biota can shape the development of colonizing vascular plant communities.
Because they occupy soil surfaces where most seeds disperse to, biological soil crusts …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are a common element of the Queensland (Australia) dry
savannah ecosystem and are composed of cyanobacteria, algae, lichens, bryophytes, fungi …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) cover~ 12% of the global land surface. They are formed by
an intimate association between soil particles, photoautotrophic and heterotrophic …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are considered “desert ecosystem engineers” because they
play a vital role in the restoration and stability maintenance of deserts, including those cold …

Abstract The Precambrian time (before 540 Ma) experienced extensive and severe
glaciations spanning millions of years of geological history, known as Snowball Earth …

Abstract The Chhasra Formation (CF) of Kutch Basin exemplifies a typical mixed siliciclastic-
carbonate system with alternations of biostromal carbonate and fine-grained siliciclastic …

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