Germination and seed water status of four grasses on moss-dominated biological soil crusts from arid lands

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Effects of bryophytes and grass litter on seedling emergence vary by vertical seed position and seed size (2010, background): “However, the decrease in water content between 4 and 8 g of moss cover may be an indication that poikilohydric mosses, which are well adapted to repeated cycles of drying and re-wetting, compete with seedlings for water (Mallik et al. 1988; Serpe et al. 2006).”
Germination and seedling establishment of two annual grasses on lichen-dominated biological soil crusts (2007, background): “In this and a previous study (Serpe et al. 2006), we observed that biological soil crusts had similar effects on the exotic and native grasses tested.”
Biocrusts enhance soil fertility and Bromus tectorum growth, and interact with warming to influence germination (2018, background): “At the same time, Serpe et al. (2006) and Deines et al. (2007) found that different moss and lichen species can either increase, or decrease B. tectorum performance compared to bare soil controls.”
Biological soil crusts and their microenvironment: Impact on emergence, survival and establishment of seedlings (2009, background): “ARTICLE IN PRESS T.M. Langhans et al. / Flora 204 (2009) 157–168166 experiments in controlled environments (e.g. Eldridge et al., 2000; Jeschke and Kiehl, 2008; Keizer et al., 1985; Prasse and Bornkamm, 2000; Sedia and Ehrenfeld, 2003; Serpe et al., 2006; Van Tooren, 1990).”