scholarly journals Ecohydrological role of biological soil crusts across a gradient in levels of development

Ecohydrology ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. e1875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen M. Whitney ◽  
Enrique R. Vivoni ◽  
Michael C. Duniway ◽  
John B. Bradford ◽  
Sasha C. Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
Soil Crusts

The role of non-rainfall water on physiological activation in desert biological soil crusts

2018 ◽  
Vol 556 ◽  
pp. 790-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaoli Zheng ◽  
Chengrong Peng ◽  
Hua Li ◽  
Shuangshuang Li ◽  
Shun Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
Soil Crusts

The Role of Biological Soil Crusts on Desert Sand Dunes in the Northwestern Negev, Israel

2001 ◽  
pp. 357-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maik Veste ◽  
Thomas Littmann ◽  
Siegmar-W. Breckle ◽  
Aaron Yair
Keyword(s):  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
Desert Sand ◽  
Soil Crusts

The Role of Biological Soil Crusts in Nitrogen Cycling and Soil Stabilization in Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland

Ecosystems ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth C. Heindel ◽  
Francesca C. Governali ◽  
Angela M. Spickard ◽  
Ross A. Virginia
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Cycling ◽  
Soil Stabilization ◽  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
West Greenland ◽  
Soil Crusts

scholarly journals Biological soil crusts inhibit seed germination in a mesic pine barren ecosystem

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Gilbert ◽  
Jeffrey D. Corbin
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Early Life History ◽  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
Lupinus Perennis ◽  
Life History Stages ◽  
Soil Crusts ◽  
Lespedeza Capitata ◽  
Total Seed ◽  
Herbaceous Perennial

Aims - Biological soil crusts (BSCs) are known to affect plants’ germination and seedling establishment, but the ecological role of BSCs in more mesic climates are not so well-known. We tested the effects of moss-crusted versus uncrusted soils on seed germination dynamics in a temperate pine barren ecosystem. Methods - We conducted a 35-day laboratory assay of seed germination on moss-crusted soils versus uncrusted soils from the Albany (NY) Pine Bush Preserve. We tested total seed germination and the number of days to 50% of total germination (T50) of two herbaceous perennial forb species in each soil type. Results - Three and five times more seeds germinated on uncrusted soil than on crusted soil for bush clover (Lespedeza capitata) and wild lupine (Lupinus perennis), respectively. Seeds of both species also germinated approximately 10 days earlier on uncrusted soil than on crusted soil. Conclusions - This study, and others in similar habitats, show that BSCs in mesic ecosystems can influence germination and other early life-history stages of plants. We hope that further study of the interactions between BSCs and vascular plants in mesic climates will contribute to our understanding of the ecology of BSCs outside the arid and semiarid climates where they are more extensively studied.

Complex role of the polymeric matrix in biological soil crusts

2017 ◽  
Vol 429 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 19-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Rossi ◽  
Gianmarco Mugnai ◽  
Roberto De Philippis
Keyword(s):  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
Polymeric Matrix ◽  
Soil Crusts

The role of the exopolysaccharides in enhancing hydraulic conductivity of biological soil crusts

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Rossi ◽  
Ruth M. Potrafka ◽  
Ferran Garcia Pichel ◽  
Roberto De Philippis
Keyword(s):  
Hydraulic Conductivity ◽  
Biological Soil Crusts ◽  
Soil Crusts
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