Spatial modeling of biological soil crusts to support rangeland assessment and monitoring

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 519-529

  Bowker, Matthew A ^a   Belnap, Jayne ^b   Miller, Mark E ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptobiotic soil crusts; Degradation thresholds; Drylands; Lichens; Mosses; Rangeland health

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIS; LAND DEGRADATION; LICHEN; MOSS; RANGELAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CRUST; SOIL EROSION;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 33749991832     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-179R1.1     Document Type: Article

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