Biological soil crusts (BSCs), known as ecological engineers, play an important role in soil
organic carbon (SOC) sequestration in dryland ecosystems. Although numerous individual …

Biocrusts play critical eco-functions in many drylands, however it is challenging to explore
their community assembly, particularly within patched successional types and across climate …

Mining potash for fertilizer produces vast amounts of highly saline waste that is deposited in
potash tailings piles. Rainfall washes the salts out, affecting the surrounding ecosystems …

Grazing is directly related to land degradation and desertification in global drylands. Grazing
impacts on vascular plants, reasonably well‐known, depend on its intensity and are …

The Cerrado domain is composed of different phytophysiognomies and considered a hot
spot of global diversity. However, few studies have assessed the soil microbiome of this …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are widely distributed in arid and semiarid ecosystems and
provide critical ecological functions. Understanding how biocrusts change across broad …

Aquatic and rheophilous bryophytes can indicate water pollution as they bioaccumulate
toxic water elements. We evaluated (1) bioaccumulation of eight heavy metals and arsenic …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have crucial ecological functions in dryland ecosystems, yet
understanding the variations in soil microbial biomass within biocrusts across diverse …

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) play an important role in regulating the process of soil
infiltration, and thus changing soil hydrological processes. However, little attention was paid …

Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) play important ecological roles in many ecosystems, but
their legacy effects in subtropical agricultural systems are poorly understood. This study …