Synergistic effects of clays and cyanobacteria on the accumulation dynamics of soil organic carbon in artificial biocrusts

C Zhang, X Chen, K Zhou, J Li, JVG Meza… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Biocrusts are the primary organic carbon reservoirs in desert areas, in which inorganic clays
potentially playing significant roles; however, the specific details of these roles remain …

Biomineralized sand facilitates the structural development of cyanobacterial biocrust

K Kimura, T Okuro - Journal of Arid Environments, 2025 - Elsevier
Land degradation is a global problem, and effective land restoration techniques are needed.
The introduction of biocrust has attracted much attention because biocrust-forming …