Soil biocrusts affect metabolic response to hydration on dunes in west Queensland, Australia

Soil biocrusts, formed from communities of microbes and their extracellular products are a common feature of dryland soil surfaces. Biocrust organisms are only intermittently metabolically active, but due to their ubiquity they make a significant contribution to the carbon cycle. Quantification of t...

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Main Authors: Andrew D Thomas, David R Elliott, David Hardcastle, Craig L Strong, Joanna Bullard, Richard Webster, Shubin Lan
Format: Default Article
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Soil biocrusts
Drylands
Soil carbon
CO2 flux
Photosynthesis
Hydration
Light
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/17105549.v1
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