updated:
April 24, 2006
Links To Related Web Sites & Publications
Canyonlands National Park
http://www.nps.gov/cany/nature/soils.htm
This site has information on soil crusts, as well other information about the park.
Biological Soil Crusts - Webs of Life in the Desert
Two page, color handout on biological soils crusts. (303k PDF file)
Educational Resources
http://www.cnha.org
Canyonlands Natural History Association features many publications on
the natural and cultural history of the Colorado Plateau.
Lichens of North America
http://www.lichen.com/
Bryophytes
hhttp://scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/bryo1.htm
Southwest Biological Science Center
http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/
Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems
http://mojave.usgs.gov/rvde/index.html
USGS Canyonlands Research Station
Southwest Biological Science Center
2290 SW Resource Blvd
Moab, UT 84532
(435)719-2331
info@soilcrust.org
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