Visually assessing the level of development and soil surface stability of cyanobacterially dominated biological soil crusts

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1257-1264

  Belnap, J ^a   Phillips, S L ^a   Witwicki, D L ^a   Miller, M E ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid land; Desert; Dryland; Erosion; Microbiotic soil crust

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT; EROSION; LICHEN; MOSS; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL CRUST; SOIL STABILIZATION; SOIL SURFACE;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 43849085668     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.02.019     Document Type: Article

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