Biological soil crust
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biological-soil-crust-181-12050782
title:
Biological soil crust
text:
Biological soil crusts are communities of living organisms on the soil surface in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. They are found throughout the world with varying species composition and cover depending on topography, soil characteristics, climate, plant community, microhabitats, and disturbance regimes. Biological soil crusts perform important ecological roles including carbon fixation, nitrogen fixation and soil stabilization; they alter soil albedo and water relations and affect germination an
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encyclopedia
description:
Communities of living organisms on the soil surface in arid and semi-arid ecosystems
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biological_soil_crust
date created:
2005-06-16T23:00:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T02:00:43Z
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13
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