Grazing and drought reduce cyanobacterial soil crusts in an Australian Acacia woodland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1064-1075

  Williams, Wendy J ^a   Eldridge, David J ^b   Alchin, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanobacterial soil crusts; Grazing gradients; Livestock watering points; Nutrient cycling; Piosphere

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DROUGHT STRESS; FLORISTICS; GRAZING PRESSURE; LAND COVER; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRIENT CYCLING; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRAMPLING; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MULGA LANDS; QUEENSLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; CYANOBACTERIA; PORPHYROSIPHON NOTARISSI; SCYTONEMA SP.; STIGONEMA OCELLATUM;

EID: 42049115062     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.11.017     Document Type: Article

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