Microbial Community and Biochemical Dynamics of Biological Soil Crusts across a Gradient of Surface Coverage in the Central Mojave Desert

Microbial Community and Biochemical Dynamics of Biological Soil Crusts across a Gradient of Surface Coverage in the Central Mojave Desert

In this study, we expand upon the biogeography of biological soil crusts (BSCs) and provide molecular insights into the microbial community and biochemical dynamics along the vertical BSC column structure, and across a transect of increasing BSC surface coverage in the central Mojave Desert, CA, Uni...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rakesh Mogul, Parag Vaishampayan, Mina Bashir, Chris P. McKay, Keith Schubert, Rosalba Bornaccorsi, Ernesto Gomez, Sneha Tharayil, Geoffrey Payton, Juliana Capra, Jessica Andaya, Leonard Bacon, Emily Bargoma, David Black, Katie Boos, Michaela Brant, Michael Chabot, Danny Chau, Jessica Cisneros, Geoff Chu, Jane Curnutt, Jessica DiMizio, Christian Engelbrecht, Caroline Gott, Raechel Harnoto, Ruben Hovanesian, Shane Johnson, Britne Lavergne, Gabriel Martinez, Paul Mans, Ernesto Morales, Alex Oei, Gary Peplow, Ryan Piaget, Nicole Ponce, Eduardo Renteria, Veronica Rodriguez, Joseph Rodriguez, Monica Santander, Khamille Sarmiento, Allison Scheppelmann, Gavin Schroter, Devan Sexton, Jenin Stephenson, Kristin Symer, Tatiane Russo-Tait, Bill Weigel, Mary B. Wilhelm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
biological soil crusts
surface coverage
bacterial diversity
biochemistry
vertical column
topsoil
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01974/full

Internet

http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.01974/full

Similar Items