Biological soil crusts : an organizing principle in drylands /: an organizing principle in drylands. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Bettina Weber, Burkhard Büdel, Jayne Belnap.
• Editors: Weber, Bettina; Büdel, Burkhard; Belnap, Jayne, 1952-
• Contents: Biological soil crusts as a critical zone of global importance.- How biological soil crusts became studied as a community.- Fossil crusts.- Cyanobacteria and algae within biological soil crusts.- Fungi and bacteria within biological soil crusts.- Bryophytes within biological soil crusts.- Lichens within biological soil crusts.- Microfauna within biological soil crusts.- Composition and structure of biological soil crusts.- Controls on distribution patterns of biological soil crusts at the micro-, macro-, and global scale.- Hypolithic communities.- Remote sensing of biological soil crusts at different scales.- Microstructure and weathering processes within biological soil crusts.- Patterns and controls on nitrogen cycling of biological soil crusts.- Carbon budgets of biological soil crusts at micro- meso-, and global scales.- Biological soil crusts as soil stabilizers.- Effects of biological soil crusts on arid land hydrology.- Response of biological soil crust organisms to light, temperature, and water conditions.- Interactions of biological soil crusts with vascular plants.- Biological soil crusts as model to study plant interactions and functional roles.- Effects of disturbance on biological soil crusts.- Effects of climate change on biological soil crusts.- Natural recovery of biological soil crusts after disturbance.- Enhanced recovery of biological soil crusts after disturbance.- Synthesis on biological soil crust research.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Copyright Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (549 pages)
• Subjects: 631.46; Life sciences; Soil crusting; Arid regions; Soil biology; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Soil science, sedimentology; Biogeography; Conservation biology; Soil conservation; Conservation of the environment
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319302140
• Related ISBNs: 9783319302126
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