Components and Predictors of Biological Soil Crusts Vary at the Regional vs. Plant Community Scales

Although biological soil crusts (biocrusts) occur globally in arid and semi-arid environments, most of our knowledge of biocrust cover and ecology is from a relatively small number of locations worldwide. Some plant communities are known to have high cover of biocrusts, but the abundance of biocrust...

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Main Authors: Lea A. Condon, David A. Pyke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00449/full