Warming reduces the cover and diversity of biocrust-forming mosses and lichens, and increases the physiological stress of soil microbial communities in a semi-arid <i>Pinus halepensis</i> plantation

Warming reduces the cover and diversity of biocrust-forming mosses and lichens, and increases the physiological stress of soil microbial communities in a semi-arid <i>Pinus halepensis</i> plantation

Soil communities dominated by lichens and mosses (biocrusts) play key roles in maintaining ecosystem structure and functioning in drylands worldwide. However, few studies have explicitly evaluated how climate change-induced impacts on biocrusts affect associated soil microbial communities. We report...

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Main Authors: Fernando Tomás Maestre, Cristina eEscolar, Richard eBardgett, Jennifer eDungait, Beatriz eGozalo, Victoria eOchoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Climate Change
microbial communities
moss
lichen
drylands
PLFA
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00865/full

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