Biological soil crust development affects physicochemical characteristics of soil surface in semiarid ecosystems

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-105

  Chamizo, Sonia ^a   Cantón, Yolanda ^b   Miralles, Isabel ^a   Domingo, Francisco ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Cyanobacteria; Lichen; Moss; Nitrogen; Organic carbon; Physical crust; Water content

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE STABILITY; CYANOBACTERIA; LICHEN; MOSS; PHYSICAL CRUST;

AGGREGATES; ECOSYSTEMS; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; STABILITY; WATER CONTENT;

SOILS;

CYANOBACTERIUM; LICHEN; MOSS; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL SURFACE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84858744031     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2012.02.017     Document Type: Article

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