Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
8365733 Soil Biology and Biochemistry 2012 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We examine the influence of crust development on physicochemical soil properties. ► Properties of the crust and the underlying soil improve with crust development. ► Improvement is especially remarkable in the top soil layer. ► Well-developed crusts enhance soil water content, stability and fertility in drylands.
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Biological soil crust development affects physicochemical characteristics of soil surface in semiarid ecosystems
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