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Research article
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23 Feb 2018
Research article |
| 23 Feb 2018
| 23 Feb 2018
Uncovering biological soil crusts: carbon content and structure of intact Arctic, Antarctic and alpine biological soil crusts
Plant Ecology and Systematics, Biology Institute, University of Kaiserslautern, P.O. Box 3049, 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Laura Briegel-Williams
Plant Ecology and Systematics, Biology Institute, University of Kaiserslautern, P.O. Box 3049, 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Anika Simon
Plant Ecology and Systematics, Biology Institute, University of Kaiserslautern, P.O. Box 3049, 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Anne Thyssen
Zoology, Biology Institute, University of Kaiserslautern, 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
Burkhard Büdel
Plant Ecology and Systematics, Biology Institute, University of Kaiserslautern, P.O. Box 3049, 67653 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Patterns and drivers of cryptogam and vascular plant diversity in glacier forelands P. Wietrzyk-Pełka et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144793
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- Biological soil crusts along a climatic gradient in Chile: Richness and imprints of phototrophic microorganisms in phosphorus biogeochemical cycling K. Baumann et al. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.09.035
- Organic carbon accumulation in the glacier forelands with regard to variability of environmental conditions in different ecogenesis stages of High Arctic ecosystems P. Wietrzyk-Pełka et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135151
- High Arctic biocrusts: characterization of the exopolysaccharidic matrix G. Mugnai et al. 10.1007/s00300-020-02746-8
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Short summary
Arctic, Antarctic and alpine biological soil crusts (BSCs) are formed by adhesion of soil particles to cyanobacteria. BSCs influence ecosystems services like soil erodibility and chemical cycles. In cold environments degradation rates are low and BSCs increase soil organic carbon through photosynthesis, whereby these soils are considered as CO2 sinks. This work provides a novel method to visualize BSCs with a focus on cyanobacteria and their contribution to soil organic carbon.
Arctic, Antarctic and alpine biological soil crusts (BSCs) are formed by adhesion of soil...
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