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Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1919-2018
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
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03 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 03 Apr 2018

Ecophysiological characterization of early successional biological soil crusts in heavily human-impacted areas

Michelle Szyja, Burkhard Büdel, and Claudia Colesie

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Ongoing human impact transforms habitats into surfaces lacking higher vegetation. Here, biological soil crusts (BSCs) provide ecosystem services like soil creation and carbon uptake. To understand the functioning of these areas, we examined the physiological capability of early successional BSCs. We found features enabling BSCs to cope with varying climatic stresses. BSCs are important carbon fixers independent of the dominating organism. We provide baseline data for modeling carbon fluxes.
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