Rainfall characteristics determine respiration rate of biological soil crusts in drylands

Rainfall characteristics determine respiration rate of biological soil crusts in drylands

Altering precipitation regimes are of particular concern in drylands, where isolated rainfall events often drive ecosystem structure and function. This study aims to explore the effects of varying individual rainfall amount on the release of CO2 by biological soil crusts (biocrusts), which are domin...

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Main Authors: Zhang, P. (Author), Zhao, Y. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
Subjects:
Algal crust
Arid and semi-arid regions
Background environment
Biological soil crusts
Carbon dioxide
Changing rainfall regimes
China
Coefficient of variation
Desert ecosystem
ecosystem structure
Ecosystem structure
Ecosystems
evaporation
heterogeneity
hydrological regime
Individual rainfall event
Location
Moss crust
Ordos
Precipitation gradients
Precipitation regimes
Rain
rainfall
Rainfall characteristics
respiratory disease
soil crust
soil respiration
Soils
Successional stages
Tengger Desert
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