Spatial Signatures of Biological Soil Crusts and Community Level Self-Organization in Drylands
D. Kozar, B. Weber, Y. Zhang, X. Dong
This study examines spatial patterns of biological soil crusts (BSCs) and their interactions with vascular plants in drylands, finding that light cyanobacterial BSCs vary in shape complexity with aridity, while dark-mixed BSCs are influenced by soil and plant factors.
bioRxiv · Mar 21, 2023Ecology