Biological soil crusts decrease infiltration but increase erosion resistance in a human-disturbed tropical dry forest

Under continuous human disturbance, regeneration is the basis for biodiversity persistence and ecosystem service provision. In tropical dry forests, edaphic ecosystem engineering by biological soil crusts (biocrusts) could impact regeneration by influencing erosion control and soil water and nutrien...

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Main Authors: Michelle Szyja, Vincent J. M. N. L. Felde, Sara Lückel, Marcelo Tabarelli, Inara R. Leal, Burkhard Büdel, Rainer Wirth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1136322/full