Drylands make up roughly 40% of the Earth's land surface, and billions of people depend on
services provided by these critically important ecosystems. Despite their relatively sparse …

The use of cyanobacteria as soil conditioners has been studied intermittently for many
decades. Some of the documented direct effects of cyanobacterial inoculation are related to …

Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous components of biocrust communities and the first colonizers of
terrestrial ecosystems. They play multiple roles in the soil by fixing C and N and synthesizing …

The use of cyanobacteria as soil inoculants is a very promising biotechnological approach
that is receiving increasing scientific attention for its potential for soil degradation control …

In recent years, soil inoculation with cyanobacteria has become one of the most promising
biotechnological strategies for restoring soil functionality in degraded drylands because of …

Dune systems can have alternative stable states that coexist under certain environmental
conditions: a vegetated, stabilized state and a bare active state. This behavior implies the …

Non-rainfall water deposition is an important water resource, critical for the survival of
dryland vegetation and soil biota and maintaining dryland water balance. As a “living skin” …

Soil inoculation with cyanobacteria (cyanobacterization) is a biotechnological method widely
studied to improve soil quality and productivity. During their growth on soil, cyanobacteria …

Soil inoculation with cyanobacteria to promote the formation of biocrusts is considered a
potential eco-friendly method to counteract desertification spread in drylands. Research is …

The desert, which covers around one-third of Earth's continental surface, is defined as the
harshest terrestrial environment and comprises a highly extensive biome of the terrestrial …