Winter snowfall can have a positive effect on photosynthetic carbon fixation and biomass accumulation of biological soil crusts from the Gurbantunggut Desert, China

Ecological Research ◽

10.1007/s11284-016-1335-1 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 251-262 ◽

Author(s):

Ruiming Zhao ◽

Rong Hui ◽

Zengru Wang ◽

Lichao Liu ◽

Min Xie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Carbon Fixation ◽

Biomass Accumulation ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation ◽

Photosynthetic Carbon ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert ◽

Positive Effect

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The variation of morphological features and mineralogical components of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert of Northwestern China

Environmental Geology ◽

10.1007/s00254-008-1410-1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 57 (5) ◽

pp. 1135-1143 ◽

Author(s):

Rongyi Chen ◽

Yuanming Zhang ◽

Yuan Li ◽

Wenshou Wei ◽

Jing Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Morphological Features ◽

Northwestern China ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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Responses of microbial activities and soil physical-chemical properties to the successional process of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Xinjiang

Journal of Arid Land ◽

10.1007/s40333-014-0035-3 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 101-109 ◽

Author(s):

BingChang Zhang ◽

XiaoBing Zhou ◽

YuanMing Zhang

Keyword(s):

Chemical Properties ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Microbial Activities ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Physical Chemical ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert ◽

Successional Process

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Differences in bacterial community structure between three types of biological soil crusts and soil below crusts from the Gurbantunggut Desert, China

European Journal of Soil Science ◽

10.1111/ejss.12765 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (3) ◽

pp. 630-643 ◽

Author(s):

Yubing Liu ◽

Zengru Wang ◽

Lina Zhao ◽

Xing Wang ◽

Lichao Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Community Structure ◽

Bacterial Community ◽

Bacterial Community Structure ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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The Role of Nonphotosynthetic Microbes in the Recovery of Biological Soil Crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwestern China

Arid Land Research and Management ◽

10.1080/15324980903439503 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 42-56 ◽

Author(s):

N. Wu ◽

Y. M. Zhang ◽

H. X. Pan ◽

J. Zhang

Keyword(s):

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Northwestern China ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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The spatial distribution patterns of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northern Xinjiang, China

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.06.012 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 68 (4) ◽

pp. 599-610 ◽

Author(s):

Y.M. Zhang ◽

J. Chen ◽

L. Wang ◽

X.Q. Wang ◽

Z.H. Gu

Keyword(s):

Spatial Distribution ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Spatial Distribution Patterns ◽

Northern Xinjiang ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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Precipitation and soil particle size co-determine spatial distribution of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, China

Journal of Arid Land ◽

10.1007/s40333-018-0065-3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 701-711

Author(s):

Lin Wu ◽

Yuanming Zhang

Keyword(s):

Particle Size ◽

Spatial Distribution ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Soil Particle ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Particle Size ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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The influence of biological soil crusts on dew deposition in Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwestern China

Journal of Hydrology ◽

10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.09.053 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 379 (3-4) ◽

pp. 220-228 ◽

Author(s):

Jing Zhang ◽

Yuan-ming Zhang ◽

Alison Downing ◽

Jun-hui Cheng ◽

Xiao-bing Zhou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Northwestern China ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert ◽

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Species composition, distribution patterns and ecological functions of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert

Journal of Arid Land ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1227.2010.00180 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 180-189 ◽

Author(s):

ZHANG YuanMing ◽

WU Nan ◽

ZHANG BingChang ◽

ZHANG Jing

Keyword(s):

Species Composition ◽

Distribution Patterns ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Composition Distribution ◽

Ecological Functions ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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Comparative study of nitrogenase activity in different types of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northwestern China

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.002 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 73 (9) ◽

pp. 828-833 ◽

Author(s):

N. Wu ◽

Y.M. Zhang ◽

A. Downing

Keyword(s):

Comparative Study ◽

Nitrogenase Activity ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Northwestern China ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Different Types ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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Bacterial diversity and community along the succession of biological soil crusts in the Gurbantunggut Desert, Northern China

Journal of Basic Microbiology ◽

10.1002/jobm.201500751 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 56 (6) ◽

pp. 670-679 ◽

Author(s):

Bingchang Zhang ◽

Weidong Kong ◽

Nan Wu ◽

Yuanming Zhang

Keyword(s):

Bacterial Diversity ◽

Northern China ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantunggut Desert ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Gurbantünggüt Desert

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