Biocrusts mediate a new mechanism for land degradation under a changing climate
Michala L. Phillips, Brandon E. McNellis, Armin Howell, Cara M. Lauria, Jayne Belnap, Sasha C. Reed
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceDesertificationDisturbance (geology)Land degradationClimate changeGlobal warmingEcosystemBiological soil crustSoil retrogression and degradationPrecipitationSoil carbonRangelandLand useSoil waterEcologyAgroforestrySoil scienceGeologyGeographyPaleontologyMeteorologyBiologyBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyEcosystem dynamics and resilienceLichen and fungal ecology