Plant life on gypsum: a review of its multiple facets
The adaptation of plants to particular soil types has long intrigued biologists. Gypsum soils
occupy large areas in many regions of the world and host a striking biological diversity, but …
occupy large areas in many regions of the world and host a striking biological diversity, but …
Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands
FT Maestre, Y Le Bagousse-**uet… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Grazing represents the most extensive use of land worldwide. Yet its impacts on ecosystem
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …
services remain uncertain because pervasive interactions between grazing pressure …
Plant species richness and ecosystem multifunctionality in global drylands
Experiments suggest that biodiversity enhances the ability of ecosystems to maintain
multiple functions, such as carbon storage, productivity, and the buildup of nutrient pools …
multiple functions, such as carbon storage, productivity, and the buildup of nutrient pools …
Photoautotrophic organisms control microbial abundance, diversity, and physiology in different types of biological soil crusts
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) cover about 12% of the Earth's land masses, thereby
providing ecosystem services and affecting biogeochemical fluxes on a global scale. They …
providing ecosystem services and affecting biogeochemical fluxes on a global scale. They …
Changes in biocrust cover drive carbon cycle responses to climate change in drylands
Dryland ecosystems account for ca. 27% of global soil organic carbon (C) reserves, yet it is
largely unknown how climate change will impact C cycling and storage in these areas. In …
largely unknown how climate change will impact C cycling and storage in these areas. In …
Species richness effects on ecosystem multifunctionality depend on evenness, composition and spatial pattern
Recent studies have suggested that the simultaneous maintenance of multiple ecosystem
functions (multifunctionality) is positively supported by species richness. However, little is …
functions (multifunctionality) is positively supported by species richness. However, little is …
Production of greenhouse‐grown biocrust mosses and associated cyanobacteria to rehabilitate dryland soil function
Mosses are an often‐overlooked component of dryland ecosystems, yet they are common
members of biological soil crust communities (biocrusts) and provide key ecosystem …
members of biological soil crust communities (biocrusts) and provide key ecosystem …
Warming reduces the growth and diversity of biological soil crusts in a semi-arid environment: implications for ecosystem structure and functioning
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are key biotic components of dryland ecosystems worldwide
that control many functional processes, including carbon and nitrogen cycling, soil …
that control many functional processes, including carbon and nitrogen cycling, soil …
Bacteria and fungi differentially contribute to carbon and nitrogen cycles during biological soil crust succession in arid ecosystems
L Zhao, Y Liu, Z Wang, S Yuan, J Qi, W Zhang, Y Wang… - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Aims Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are widely considered critical for soil fertility in
arid ecosystems. However, how microbial communities regulate the C and N cycles during …
arid ecosystems. However, how microbial communities regulate the C and N cycles during …
Carbon budgets of biological soil crusts at micro-, meso-, and global scales
The importance of biocrusts in the ecology of arid lands across all continents is widely
recognized. In spite of this broad distribution, contributions of biocrusts to the global …
recognized. In spite of this broad distribution, contributions of biocrusts to the global …