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https://www.usgs.gov/data/disturbance-characteristics-vegetation-and-biocrust-cover-northern-great-basin-usa-2012-2013 Disturbance characteristics, vegetation and biocrust cover from the northern Great Basin (USA)... Fifteen fires from the Chronosequence dataset (see Knutson et al. 2014) were visited in 2012 and 2013 and surveyed for cover of lichens and mosses. Fires were... https://www.usgs.gov/data/uas-products-and-field-data-biocrust-soil-heterogeneity-research-beef-basin-utah UAS products and field data for biocrust soil heterogeneity research, Beef Basin, Utah | U.S.... This data release contains mapped UAS products and a spreadsheet of field plot observations for the paper: Havrilla, C.A. and M.L. Villarreal. 2024. Soil cover... https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.765148/full Frontiers | Design Optimization of Biocrust-Plant Spatial Configuration for Dry Ecosystem... Land degradation is one of the main threats to dryland sustainability in the next decades, hence restoration of the degraded land from drylands is an urgent ... design optimizationspatial configurationfor dryfrontiersbiocrust https://www.usgs.gov/centers/forest-and-rangeland-ecosystem-science-center/news/dna-biocrust-lichen-forming-fungi DNA from biocrust lichen-forming fungi reveals responses to wildfire and invasion | U.S. Geological... DNA sequencing comes in handy for identifying and monitoring tiny organisms--like the fungi that make up biocrusts--after wildfire. https://www.usgs.gov/publications/what-a-biocrust-a-refined-contemporary-definition-a-broadening-research-community What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community | U.S.... Studies of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have proliferated over the last few decades. The biocrust literature has broadened, with more studies assessing... https://biocrust6.meeting666.com/ BIOCRUST 6 - 2026 6th International Workshop on Biological Soil Crusts The 6th International Workshop on Biological Soil Crusts (BIOCRUST 6) will be held in 2026. Join leading researchers and experts in biological soil crust... international workshopbiocrust6biologicalsoil https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/biocrust-2 Biocrust | U.S. Geological Survey On the Colorado Plateau, mature biocrusts are bumpy and dark-colored due to the presence of lichens, mosses, and high densities of cyanobacteria and other... u sbiocrustgeologicalsurvey https://www.mdpi.com/2813-5075/3/1/1 Techniques for Evaluating Airborne Biocrust Diaspores: From Fundamentals to Advanced Approaches Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are communities which thrive primarily in the upper soil layers of arid and semi-arid environments. Biocrusts produce... techniquesevaluatingairbornebiocrust https://arxiv.org/abs/2105.13687 [2105.13687] Spatiotemporal dynamics of biocrust and vegetation on sand dunes Abstract page for arXiv paper 2105.13687: Spatiotemporal dynamics of biocrust and vegetation on sand dunes 2105spatiotemporaldynamics https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/05/climate-change-harming-deserts/ Deserts are getting hotter and bigger. Protecting the 'biocrust' can prevent them spreading | World... Deserts are often overlooked when it comes to climate change, but as temperatures rise they are among the most vulnerable places on Earth.