Articles | Volume 15, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3831-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-3831-2018
Research article
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22 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 22 Jun 2018

Fungal loop transfer of nitrogen depends on biocrust constituents and nitrogen form

Zachary T. Aanderud, Trevor B. Smart, Nan Wu, Alexander S. Taylor, Yuanming Zhang, and Jayne Belnap

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (27 Mar 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
AR by Zachary Aanderud on behalf of the Authors (12 Apr 2018)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (19 Apr 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (25 Apr 2018)
RR by trent northen (01 May 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (05 May 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
AR by Zachary Aanderud on behalf of the Authors (17 May 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (26 May 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
AR by Zachary Aanderud on behalf of the Authors (04 Jun 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Besides performing multiple ecosystem services individually and collectively, biocrust constituents may also create biological networks connecting spatially and temporally distinct processes. We found evidence of fungal loops within biocrusts but only in cyanobacteria-dominated crusts for the inorganic N form NH4+. Combined with our sequencing effort, our findings suggest that even localized, minor rainfall events may allow dark septate Pleosporales to rapidly translocate N within biocrusts.
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