Biocrusts: Engineers and Architects of Surface Soil Properties, Functions, and Processes in Dryland Ecosystems
International audience Biocrusts are photosynthetic biotic communities of cryptogams and microbes that aggregate minerals at the soil surface in many ecosystems. Due to their high tolerance to harsh environments, biocrusts are present in a wide range of habitats, but are especially representative gr...
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ftsorbonneuniv:oai:HAL:hal-03986618v1 2024-09-15T17:48:12+00:00 Biocrusts: Engineers and Architects of Surface Soil Properties, Functions, and Processes in Dryland Ecosystems Xiao, Bo Bowker, Matthew A. Zhao, Yunge Chamizo, Sonia Issa, Oumarou Malam Northwest A and F University China Agricultural University (CAU) Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Universidad de Almería (UAL) Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (iEES Paris ) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) 2022 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-03986618 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116015 en eng HAL CCSD info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116015 hal-03986618 https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-03986618 doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116015 WOS: 000822975600006 Geoderma https://hal.sorbonne-universite.fr/hal-03986618 Geoderma, 2022, 424, pp.116015. ⟨10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116015⟩ Biological soil crust Soil multifunctionality Dryland hydrology Soil erosion Soil carbon cycling Human disturbance Global climate change [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2022 ftsorbonneuniv https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2022.116015 2024-07-25T23:47:44Z International audience Biocrusts are photosynthetic biotic communities of cryptogams and microbes that aggregate minerals at the soil surface in many ecosystems. Due to their high tolerance to harsh environments, biocrusts are present in a wide range of habitats, but are especially representative ground covers in regions with restricted vegetation growth, such as drylands (hyperarid, arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid regions) where water is a limiting factor, or high latitude or altitude regions where cold is a limiting factor. Since biocrusts fulfill a large range of ecological roles particularly in modifying soil properties and regulating functions, their rehabilitation and management is believed to be a promising measure for combating land degradation. We organized this article collection to further highlight the importance of biocrusts and their fundamental roles in reshaping soil properties and multifunctionality in drylands and other ecosystems, and to elucidate the ways in which global change factors are influencing biocrust-soil systems. The special issue brings together 27 research articles pertinent to soil-biocrust interactions or biocrust response to global change and disturbance from 12 countries worldwide (10 papers from China, 6 papers from the USA, 2 papers from Spain, 2 papers from Australia, in addition to studies from Antarctica, Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Iran, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden). The discussed topics include biocrust roles in regulating soil hydrology (6 papers), reducing soil erosion (4 papers), affecting soil carbon fixation and respiration (2 papers), and influencing soil microbial biodiversity (5 papers). The responses of biocrusts themselves and their functions to trampling disturbance (2 papers), land use shifts (2 papers), and climate change (5 papers) are also emphasized. On the whole, we highlight the capability of biocrusts in reshaping most properties of surface soil, acting as engineers and architects of surface soil properties, functions, and processes ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Iceland HAL Sorbonne Université Geoderma 424 116015 |
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Biological soil crust Soil multifunctionality Dryland hydrology Soil erosion Soil carbon cycling Human disturbance Global climate change [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment Xiao, Bo Bowker, Matthew A. Zhao, Yunge Chamizo, Sonia Issa, Oumarou Malam Biocrusts: Engineers and Architects of Surface Soil Properties, Functions, and Processes in Dryland Ecosystems |
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International audience Biocrusts are photosynthetic biotic communities of cryptogams and microbes that aggregate minerals at the soil surface in many ecosystems. Due to their high tolerance to harsh environments, biocrusts are present in a wide range of habitats, but are especially representative ground covers in regions with restricted vegetation growth, such as drylands (hyperarid, arid, semiarid, and dry subhumid regions) where water is a limiting factor, or high latitude or altitude regions where cold is a limiting factor. Since biocrusts fulfill a large range of ecological roles particularly in modifying soil properties and regulating functions, their rehabilitation and management is believed to be a promising measure for combating land degradation. We organized this article collection to further highlight the importance of biocrusts and their fundamental roles in reshaping soil properties and multifunctionality in drylands and other ecosystems, and to elucidate the ways in which global change factors are influencing biocrust-soil systems. The special issue brings together 27 research articles pertinent to soil-biocrust interactions or biocrust response to global change and disturbance from 12 countries worldwide (10 papers from China, 6 papers from the USA, 2 papers from Spain, 2 papers from Australia, in addition to studies from Antarctica, Argentina, Brazil, Iceland, Iran, Mexico, Norway, South Africa, and Sweden). The discussed topics include biocrust roles in regulating soil hydrology (6 papers), reducing soil erosion (4 papers), affecting soil carbon fixation and respiration (2 papers), and influencing soil microbial biodiversity (5 papers). The responses of biocrusts themselves and their functions to trampling disturbance (2 papers), land use shifts (2 papers), and climate change (5 papers) are also emphasized. On the whole, we highlight the capability of biocrusts in reshaping most properties of surface soil, acting as engineers and architects of surface soil properties, functions, and processes ... |
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Northwest A and F University China Agricultural University (CAU) Northern Arizona University Flagstaff Universidad de Almería (UAL) Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (iEES Paris ) Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) |
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Biocrusts: Engineers and Architects of Surface Soil Properties, Functions, and Processes in Dryland Ecosystems |
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