Functional profiles reveal unique ecological roles of various biological soil crust organisms

By M. Bowker, Rebecca L. Mau, Fernando T. Maestre, C. Escolar, Andrea P. Castillo-Monroy. 2011

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Global and Planetary Change

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Species richness effects on ecosystem multifunctionality depend on evenness, composition and spatial pattern (2012, methodology): “…effects are expected because BSCforming lichens have been found to be highly individualistic in their effects on multiple ecosystem functions linked to the C, N and P cycles (Bowker et al. 2011); and (iv) ecosystem multifunctionality will be lower in assemblages with a clumped spatial pattern.”
Biological soil crusts greatly contribute to small-scale soil heterogeneity along a grazing gradient (2013, background): “BSCs are key structural and functional components of these ecosystems mainly consisting of soil cyanobacteria, microfungi, lichens andmosses (Collins et al., 2008; Eldridge et al., 2010; Bowker et al., 2011).”
Biological soil crust and disturbance controls on surface hydrology in a semi-arid ecosystem (2017, background): “These disturbances can break up the intact biocrusts, increasing infiltration (Bowker et al. 2011, Chamizo et al. 2012a).”
Hydrolase enzyme activities in a successional gradient of biological soil crusts in arid and semi-arid zones (2012, unknown): “Other studies have focused on determining the activities of hydrolases such as urease (Bowker et al., 2011; CastilloMonroy et al., 2011), arylsulphatase (Bolton et al.”
Complex role of the polymeric matrix in biological soil crusts (2018, background): “…soil layers, they control the exchange of gases and nutrients (Pointing and Belnap 2012; Weber et al. 2015), play important ecological functions (Bowker et al. 2011; Maestre et al. 2011) and provide soil stability and N-enrichment, two key factors supporting vascular plants establishment…”
Biocrusts: the living skin of the earth (2018, unknown): “Nevertheless, to date, no functional trait database exists for biological soil crusts despite evidence that different species may have unique combinations of effects on their environment (Bowker et al. 2011).”