Influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Soil Environments and Vascular Plants

By J. Belnap, R. Prasse, K. Harper. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Environmental Chemistry

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Germination and seedling establishment of two annual grasses on lichen-dominated biological soil crusts (2007, background): “Although various studies suggest that biological soil crusts are not a barrier to root penetration (Belnap et al. 2001; Belnap and Gardner 1993), this situation may be different for lichen-dominated crusts.”
The potential roles of biological soil crusts in dryland hydrologic cycles (2006, background): “density, and plant biomass in crusted soils when compared to uncrusted soils ( Belnap et al., 2003b ).”
Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands (2016, background): “It is well known that lichens secrete copious amounts of the C and N that they fix from atmospheric gases [reviewed in Belnap et al. (2003)]; this has always been somewhat mystifying, as these processes are expensive.”
Biocrusts enhance soil fertility and Bromus tectorum growth, and interact with warming to influence germination (2018, background): “…~5 mm below the surface of both biocrust and bare soil, which was intended to overcome potential physical barriers of biocrust described by others (Belnap et al. 2001; Serpe et al. 2006; Deines et al. 2007; Peterson 2013) as well as mimic seed penetration of natural crenulations and cracks in…”
Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: A meta‐analysis (2019, background): “In recent decades, a growing number of individual studies have investigated biocrust effects on plant species performance worldwide (Belnap et al., 2003; Zhang et al., 2016).”
The role of microorganisms at different stages of ecosystem development for soil formation (2013, background): “It is very likely that crusts were there before plants established, as they are known to pave the way for vascular plants, because on the one hand BSCs improve soil fertility and on the other hand they create advantageous micro-environments for plant germination and growth (Belnap et al., 2001b).”
Germination and seed water status of four grasses on moss-dominated biological soil crusts from arid lands (2006, background): “The various effects of biological soil crusts on germination are likely to reflect differences in crust composition, on the seeds placed on the crust, and on environmental conditions (Belnap et al. 2001).”