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12. Understanding the links between functional performance and environment in cold desert ecosystems through the flagship biocrust forming moss Syntrichia caninervis J. Raggio et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-026-08455-1
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25. Effects of indigenous soil cyanobacteria on seed germination and seedling growth of arid species used in restoration M. Muñoz-Rojas et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-018-3607-8
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41. The Effects of Biochar on Microbial Community Composition in and Beneath Biological Soil Crusts in a Pinus massoniana Lamb. Plantation J. Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/f13071141
42. Using digital photography to monitor changes in biocrusts and ground cover in a savanna rangeland . Than Myint Swe et al. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ22019
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45. The impact of nitrogen forms on the ecological function and community assembly of biocrusts in Gurbantunggut Desert L. Qian et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-025-07827-3
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