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Soil fungal abundance and plant functional traits drive fertile island formation in global drylands
(Wiley, 2018)
"Dryland vegetation is characterized by discrete plant patches that accumulate and capture soil resources under their canopies. These fertile islands are major drivers of dryland ecosystem structure and functioning, yet ...
Towards a predictive framework for biocrust mediation of plant performance: a meta-analysis
(Wiley, 2019)
"Understanding the importance of biotic interactions in driving the distribution and abundance of species is a central goal of plant ecology. Early vascular plants likely colonized land occupied by biocrusts - photoautotrophic, ...
Human impacts and aridity differentially alter soil N availability in drylands worldwide
(Wiley, 2016)
"Aims Climate and human impacts are changing the nitrogen (N) inputs and losses in terrestrial ecosystems. However, it is largely unknown how these two major drivers of global change will simultaneously influence the N ...
What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community
(Wiley, 2022)
"Studies of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) have proliferated over the last few decades. The biocrust literature has broadened, with more studies assessing and describing the function of a variety of biocrust communities ...