Nitrogen pools in soil covered by biological soil crusts of different successional stages in a temperate desert in Central Asia
Xiaobing Zhou, Ye Tao, Benfeng Yin, Colin Tucker, Yuanming Zhang
Topics & Concepts
Mineralization (soil science)Temperate climateLichenEnvironmental scienceGrowing seasonAgronomyWater contentSoil waterEcologyBiologySoil scienceGeologyGeotechnical engineeringBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyLichen and fungal ecologyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics