Effect of snow cover on water content, carbon and nutrient availability, and microbial biomass in complexes of biological soil crusts and subcrust soil in the desert

Geoderma ◽

10.1016/j.geoderma.2021.115505 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 406 ◽

pp. 115505

Author(s):

Rong Hui ◽

Ruiming Zhao ◽

Lichao Liu ◽

Xinrong Li

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Water Content ◽

Nutrient Availability ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

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Responses of soil microbial biomass and community composition to biological soil crusts in the revegetated areas of the Tengger Desert

Applied Soil Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.01.005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 52-59 ◽

Author(s):

Yanmei Liu ◽

Xinrong Li ◽

Zisheng Xing ◽

Xin Zhao ◽

Yanxia Pan

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Community Composition ◽

Soil Microbial Biomass ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Tengger Desert ◽

Soil Microbial ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

The Tengger Desert

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Soil amendment with high and low C/N residue -influence of low soil water content between first and second residue addition on soil respiration, microbial biomass and nutrient availability

Journal of soil science and plant nutrition ◽

10.4067/s0718-95162017000300004 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (3) ◽

pp. 594-608 ◽

Author(s):

Yanchen Zhang ◽

Petra Marschner

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Soil Respiration ◽

Water Content ◽

Soil Water Content ◽

Nutrient Availability ◽

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Fungal communities of lichen-dominated biological soil crusts: Diversity, relative microbial biomass, and their relationship to disturbance and crust cover

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.05.033 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 74 (10) ◽

pp. 1192-1199 ◽

Author(s):

Scott T. Bates ◽

Thomas H. Nash ◽

Ken G. Sweat ◽

Ferran Garcia-Pichel

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Fungal Communities ◽

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Direction and magnitude of the change in water content between two periods influence soil respiration, microbial biomass and nutrient availability which can be modified by intermittent air-drying

Soil Biology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.soilbio.2022.108559 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 108559

Author(s):

P. Marschner ◽

B. Zheng

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Soil Respiration ◽

Water Content ◽

Nutrient Availability ◽

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Responses of Microalgal-Microbial Biomass and Enzyme Activities of Biological Soil Crusts to Moisture and InoculatedMicrocoleus vaginatusGradients

Arid Land Research and Management ◽

10.1080/15324982.2012.754514 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 27 (3) ◽

pp. 216-230 ◽

Author(s):

Bingchang Zhang ◽

Yuanming Zhang ◽

Yangui Su ◽

Jingzhu Wang ◽

Jing Zhang

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Enzyme Activities ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

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Nutrient availability affects pigment production but not growth in lichens of biological soil crusts

Soil Biology and Biochemistry ◽

10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.08.002 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 40 (11) ◽

pp. 2819-2826 ◽

Author(s):

Matthew A. Bowker ◽

George W. Koch ◽

Jayne Belnap ◽

Nancy C. Johnson

Keyword(s):

Nutrient Availability ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Pigment Production ◽

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A culture-independent study of free-living fungi in biological soil crusts of the Colorado Plateau: their diversity and relative contribution to microbial biomass

Environmental Microbiology ◽

10.1111/j.1462-2920.2008.01738.x ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 56-67 ◽

Author(s):

Scott T. Bates ◽

Ferran Garcia-Pichel

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Colorado Plateau ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Independent Study ◽

Free Living ◽

Relative Contribution ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Culture Independent

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Carbon utilization, microbial biomass, and respiration in biological soil crusts in the Negev Desert

Biology and Fertility of Soils ◽

10.1007/s00374-013-0856-9 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 285-293 ◽

Author(s):

Jun Yu ◽

Naama Glazer ◽

Yosef Steinberger

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Negev Desert ◽

Carbon Utilization ◽

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Development of artificial moss-dominated biological soil crusts and their effects on runoff and soil water content in a semi-arid environment

Journal of Arid Environments ◽

10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.02.017 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 117 ◽

pp. 75-83 ◽

Author(s):

Bo Xiao ◽

Yunge Zhao ◽

Qinghai Wang ◽

Cui Li

Keyword(s):

Water Content ◽

Soil Water Content ◽

Arid Environment ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

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Impact of human trampling on biological soil crusts determined by soil microbial biomass, enzyme activities and nematode communities in a desert ecosystem

European Journal of Soil Biology ◽

10.1016/j.ejsobi.2018.05.005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 87 ◽

pp. 61-71 ◽

Author(s):

Hangyu Yang ◽

Changzhong Liu ◽

Yanmei Liu ◽

Zisheng Xing

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Enzyme Activities ◽

Soil Microbial Biomass ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Desert Ecosystem ◽

Nematode Communities ◽

Soil Microbial ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

Human Trampling

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