Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2003, 2003
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2003 |
Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 23 Biological Soil Crusts and Water Relations in Australian Deserts
- 24 Biological Soil Crusts and Hydrology in North American Deserts
- 25 Biological Soil Crusts and Wind Erosion
- 26 Synopsis: Influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Arid Land Hydrology and Soil Stability
- VI Disturbance to Biological Soil Crusts: Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration
- 27 Disturbance and Recovery of Biological Soil Crusts
- 28 Impacts of Fire on Biological Soil Crusts
- VII Monitoring and Management of Biological Soil Crusts
- 29 Biological Soil Crusts and Livestock in Arid Ecosystems: Are they Compatible?
- 30 Global Change and the Future of Biological Soil Crusts
- 31 Remote Sensing of Biological Soil Crusts
- 32 Monitoring and Management of Biological Soil Crusts
- VIII Conclusion
- 33 Structure and Functioning of Biological Soil Crusts: Synthesis
- Taxonomic Index
- III Structure of Biological Soil Crusts: Microscale to Landscape
- 15 Comparative Structure of Physical and Biological Soil Crusts
- 16 Small Scale Environments and Distribution of Biological Soil Crusts
- 17 Ecological Determinants of Species Composition of Biological Soil Crusts on a Landscape Scale
- IV Biological Soil Crusts as an Ecosystem Component: Carbon and Nitrogen Acquisition and Interaction with Vascular Plants
- 18 Photosynthesis of Soil-Crust Biota as Dependent on Environmental Factors
- 19 Factors Influencing Nitrogen Fixation and Nitrogen Release in Biological Soil Crusts
- 20 Biological Soil Crusts and Ecosystem Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics
- 21 Influence of Biological Soil Crusts on Soil Environments and Vascular Plants
- V Soil Stability and Hydrology as Influenced by Soil Crusts
- 22 Effects of Biological Soil Crusts on Water Redistribution in the Negev Desert, Israel: Case Study in Longitudinal Dunes
- I Taxonomic Composition, Ecology, and Biogeography of Soil-Crust Communities
- 1 Biological Soil Crusts: Characteristics and Distribution
- 2 Biological Soil Crusts of North America
- 3 Biological Soil Crusts of South America
- 4 Lichen-Rich Soil Crusts of Arctic Greenland
- 5 Biological Soil Crusts of the Subalpine, Alpine, and Nival Areas in the Alps
- 6 Biological Soil Crusts of European Temperate and Mediterranean Regions
- 7 Biological Soil Crusts of Asia Including the Don and Volga Region
- 8 Biological Soil Crusts of the Middle East
- 9 Biological Soil Crusts of Africa
- 10 Biological Soil Crusts of Australia
- 11 Biological Soil Crusts of Antarctica
- 12 Synopsis: Comparative Biogeography and Ecology of Soil-Crust Biota
- II Heterotrophic Components of Biological Soil Crusts
- 13 Soil Fungi as Components of Biological Soil Crusts
- 14 Microbes and Microfauna Associated with Biological Soil Crusts