Biocrusts: Engineers and architects of surface soil properties, functions, and processes in dryland ecosystems

B Xiao, MA Bowker, Y Zhao, S Chamizo, OM Issa - Geoderma, 2022 - Elsevier
Biocrusts are photosynthetic biotic communities of cryptogams and microbes that aggregate
minerals at the soil surface in many ecosystems. Due to their high tolerance to harsh …

Changeability of rill erosion properties due to microorganism inoculation

SH Sadeghi, A Jafarpoor, M Homaee, BZ Darki - Catena, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to assess the impacts of using soil microorganisms on rill erosion prosses.
Consequently, the efficacy of individual bacteria (Ba) and combined inoculation of bacteria …

Silver as a value keeper and wealth distributor during an economic recession.

Z Rowland, A Blahova… - Acta Montanistica …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
The article aims at evaluating the price development of silver from 2011 to 2021, making a
safe prediction of its trend to 2022. The experimental evaluation thereby compared …

Rainfall effect on soil respiration depends on antecedent soil moisture

Y Han, G Wang, L Xiong, Y Xu, S Li - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Climate change has a discernible influence on rainfall patterns, thus potentially affecting the
intricate dynamics of soil respiration (Rs) and soil carbon storage. However, we still lack a …

Biophysical control of daytime and nighttime soil respiration during growing and non-growing seasons in a temperate deciduous forest

Y Han, G Wang, D Xiang, S Zhou, L Xiong - Agricultural and Forest …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of soil respiration (Rs) under climate change requires a comprehensive
understanding of the dominant factors. However, the combined effects of multiple …

Biocrusts drive soil respiration across seasons and depths in a cold-winter desert

W Dou, M Delgado-Baquerizo, B Xiao - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Biocrusts are known to regulate soil respiration in drylands. However, how biocrusts
influence the changes in soil respiration across seasons and soil depths is far less …

Contributions of three types of biocrusts to soil carbon stock and annual efflux in a small watershed of Northern Chinese Loess Plateau

W Dou, B Xiao, Y Wang, GJ Kidron - Applied Soil Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate estimation of soil carbon (C) stock and efflux in drylands is vital for understanding
the C cycling processes and predicting global climate change. As a “living skin”, biocrusts …

Warming decreases desert ecosystem functioning by altering biocrusts in drylands

X Li, J Sun, H Zhang, H Tan, R Hui, J Qi… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Warming and precipitation fluctuations are changing desert ecosystems in global drylands.
However, the effects of climate change on keystone species such as cryptogamic biocrust in …

Biocrusts regulate the effect of rainfall pulses on soil respiration at different temporal scales on the Loess Plateau

C Guan, N Chen, L Qiao, X Ma, C Zhao - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Rainfall pulses are one of the most important factors affecting soil respiration, especially in
drylands where water is limited. Biocrusts are also crucial in dryland ecosystems and play …

Short-Term Soil CO2 Concentration Responses to Precipitation Events in Karst Land with Diverse Vegetation Coverage in Southwestern China

Y Fu, J Zeng, Z Wang - ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
Exploring the short-term fluctuations in soil carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations is critical for
understanding the terrestrial carbon (C) cycle, especially in karst soil due to its vast C …