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Biological soil crusts are the community of organisms living at the surface of desert soils. Major components are cyanobacteria, green algae, microfungi, mosses, liverworts and lichens. |
A Field Guide to Biological Soil Crusts of Western U.S. Drylands: Common Lichens and Bryophytes By Roger Rosentreter, Ph.D., Matthew Bowker, Ph.D., Jayne Belnap, Ph.D. [16mb PDF file] |
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