Abundance patterns and components richness of biological soil crust in a dry shrubland in southern Ecuador

<p>Biological soil crusts (BSCs) result from an intimate association between soil particles and cyanobacteria, algae, microfungi, lichens, and bryophytes. Important advances in the understanding of BSC and their key role in ecosystem processes in dry lands are widely known. However, little is...

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Main Authors: Andrea P. Castillo-Monroy, Ángel Benítez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ 2015-05-01
Series:ACI Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías
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Online Access:http://revistas.usfq.edu.ec/index.php/avances/article/view/228