Biocrust and the soil surface: Influence of climate, disturbance, and biocrust recovery on soil surface roughness
Joshua Caster, Temuulen Tsagaan Sankey, Joel B. Sankey, Matthew A. Bowker, Daniel Buscombe, Michael C. Duniway, Nichole N. Barger, Akasha M. Faist, Taylor Joyal
Topics & Concepts
Environmental scienceSurface roughnessDisturbance (geology)Desert climateSurface finishSoil waterVegetation (pathology)Hydrology (agriculture)Soil scienceGeologyAridGeotechnical engineeringGeomorphologyMaterials sciencePathologyPaleontologyMedicineComposite materialBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyAeolian processes and effectsLichen and fungal ecology