Carbohydrates in cyanobacterial soil crusts as a source of carbon in the southwest Kalahari, Botswana

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 313-318

  Mager, Denise M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

C pool; Carbohydrates; Cyanobacterial soil crusts; EPS; Semiarid ecosystems

Indexed keywords

BOTSWANA; CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIAL SOIL CRUSTS; DRY LAND; ESSENTIAL COMPONENT; EXTRACELLULAR POLYSACCHARIDES; KALAHARI; SAND SOILS; SEMI-ARID ECOSYSTEMS; SOIL CRUSTS; SOIL ORGANIC C; SOIL PROFILES;

CARBOHYDRATES; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRINS; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS;

SOILS;

CARBOHYDRATE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DESERT SOIL; POLYSACCHARIDE; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CRUST; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL STABILIZATION;

AFRICA; KALAHARI DESERT; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 71849106493     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.11.009     Document Type: Article

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