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Soil nitrogen and climate drive the positive effect of biological soil crusts on soil organic carbon sequestration in drylands: A Meta-analysis
Hengkang Xu, Yingjun Zhang, Xinqing Shao, et al.
The Science of The Total Environment (2021) Vol. 803, pp. 150030-150030
Closed Access | Times Cited: 49
Hengkang Xu, Yingjun Zhang, Xinqing Shao, et al.
The Science of The Total Environment (2021) Vol. 803, pp. 150030-150030
Closed Access | Times Cited: 49
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Initial soil formation by biocrusts: Nitrogen demand and clay protection control microbial necromass accrual and recycling
Baorong Wang, Yimei Huang, Na Li, et al.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2022) Vol. 167, pp. 108607-108607
Closed Access | Times Cited: 111
Baorong Wang, Yimei Huang, Na Li, et al.
Soil Biology and Biochemistry (2022) Vol. 167, pp. 108607-108607
Closed Access | Times Cited: 111
Potential of microalgae and cyanobacteria to improve soil health and agricultural productivity: a critical view
Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Naga Raju Maddela, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, et al.
Environmental Science Advances (2023) Vol. 2, Iss. 4, pp. 586-611
Open Access | Times Cited: 57
Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Naga Raju Maddela, Kadiyala Venkateswarlu, et al.
Environmental Science Advances (2023) Vol. 2, Iss. 4, pp. 586-611
Open Access | Times Cited: 57
Effects of aridification on soil total carbon pools in China's drylands
Zhuobing Ren, Changjia Li, Bojie Fu, et al.
Global Change Biology (2023) Vol. 30, Iss. 1
Closed Access | Times Cited: 31
Zhuobing Ren, Changjia Li, Bojie Fu, et al.
Global Change Biology (2023) Vol. 30, Iss. 1
Closed Access | Times Cited: 31
Soil Salinity Reduces Soil Carbon Storage Mainly by Decreasing Inorganic Carbon in the Ring Tarim Basin of Xinjiang, China
Junjie Zhou, Heyu Zhang, Liyan Liu, et al.
Land Degradation and Development (2025)
Closed Access | Times Cited: 1
Junjie Zhou, Heyu Zhang, Liyan Liu, et al.
Land Degradation and Development (2025)
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The crucial interactions between climate and soil
Giacomo Certini, Riccardo Scalenghe
The Science of The Total Environment (2022) Vol. 856, pp. 159169-159169
Closed Access | Times Cited: 35
Giacomo Certini, Riccardo Scalenghe
The Science of The Total Environment (2022) Vol. 856, pp. 159169-159169
Closed Access | Times Cited: 35
Ecology and responses to climate change of biocrust-forming mosses in drylands
Mónica Ladrón de Guevara, Fernando T. Maestre
Journal of Experimental Botany (2022) Vol. 73, Iss. 13, pp. 4380-4395
Open Access | Times Cited: 33
Mónica Ladrón de Guevara, Fernando T. Maestre
Journal of Experimental Botany (2022) Vol. 73, Iss. 13, pp. 4380-4395
Open Access | Times Cited: 33
Moss biocrust accelerates the recovery and resilience of soil microbial communities in fire-affected semi-arid Mediterranean soils
Minerva García-Carmona, Clémentine Lepinay, Fuensanta García‐Orenes, et al.
The Science of The Total Environment (2022) Vol. 846, pp. 157467-157467
Open Access | Times Cited: 19
Minerva García-Carmona, Clémentine Lepinay, Fuensanta García‐Orenes, et al.
The Science of The Total Environment (2022) Vol. 846, pp. 157467-157467
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Contributions of three types of biocrusts to soil carbon stock and annual efflux in a small watershed of Northern Chinese Loess Plateau
Weiqiang Dou, Bo Xiao, Yanfeng Wang, et al.
Applied Soil Ecology (2022) Vol. 179, pp. 104596-104596
Closed Access | Times Cited: 17
Weiqiang Dou, Bo Xiao, Yanfeng Wang, et al.
Applied Soil Ecology (2022) Vol. 179, pp. 104596-104596
Closed Access | Times Cited: 17
Short-Term Vegetation Restoration Enhances the Complexity of Soil Fungal Network and Decreased the Complexity of Bacterial Network
Hengkang Xu, Chao Chen, Zhuo Pang, et al.
Journal of Fungi (2022) Vol. 8, Iss. 11, pp. 1122-1122
Open Access | Times Cited: 17
Hengkang Xu, Chao Chen, Zhuo Pang, et al.
Journal of Fungi (2022) Vol. 8, Iss. 11, pp. 1122-1122
Open Access | Times Cited: 17
The synergistic effect of applying Bacillus and biochar on restoration of lead-zinc tailings by Leptolyngbya
Lianghui Hou, Jing Zhu, Kejun Liao, et al.
Algal Research (2025), pp. 103890-103890
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Lianghui Hou, Jing Zhu, Kejun Liao, et al.
Algal Research (2025), pp. 103890-103890
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Impacts of Woody Residue Amendments and Compost on ‘Beauregard’ Orange Fleshed Sweet Potato
Carolina Jaime-Rodríguez, Maria Pérez, Marina Pérez-Llorca, et al.
Horticultural Plant Journal (2025)
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Carolina Jaime-Rodríguez, Maria Pérez, Marina Pérez-Llorca, et al.
Horticultural Plant Journal (2025)
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Visual Gradation of Biological Soil Crust Development: A Simple and Effective Recording Method
Xinyu Zhang, Ping He, Jie Xu
Land (2025) Vol. 14, Iss. 1, pp. 180-180
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Xinyu Zhang, Ping He, Jie Xu
Land (2025) Vol. 14, Iss. 1, pp. 180-180
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Crustivorous macro-arthropods regulate the microtopography and carbon dynamics of biological soil crusts
Nevo Sagi, Amir Sagy, Vincent Felde, et al.
Geoderma (2025) Vol. 454, pp. 117193-117193
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Nevo Sagi, Amir Sagy, Vincent Felde, et al.
Geoderma (2025) Vol. 454, pp. 117193-117193
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Biological crusts increase soil microbial biomass and alter bacterial and fungal community compositions under pine restored over ten years in a Pisha sandstone soil
Qi Le, Ru Meng, Weibo Ren, et al.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2025) Vol. 13
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Qi Le, Ru Meng, Weibo Ren, et al.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (2025) Vol. 13
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Interaction of biological soil crusts with edaphic parameters of carbon and nitrogen in desertified soils
J. L. Padilla, J. Conde, Lizeth Manuela Avellaneda-Torres
Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín (2025) Vol. 78, Iss. 2, pp. 11151-11160
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J. L. Padilla, J. Conde, Lizeth Manuela Avellaneda-Torres
Revista Facultad Nacional de Agronomía Medellín (2025) Vol. 78, Iss. 2, pp. 11151-11160
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Biocrust recovery improves soil fertility after 10-year sand-fixation using reed checkerboard barriers on reshaped dunes in an arid sandy desert in central Asia
Yue Zhang, Qiwei Li, Weiwei Zhuang, et al.
Global Ecology and Conservation (2025), pp. e03634-e03634
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Yue Zhang, Qiwei Li, Weiwei Zhuang, et al.
Global Ecology and Conservation (2025), pp. e03634-e03634
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Effects of biological soil crusts on soil labile organic carbon of patchy alpine meadows in the Source Zone of the Yellow River, West China
Huafang Sun, Xilai Li, Liqun Jin, et al.
CATENA (2022) Vol. 220, pp. 106715-106715
Closed Access | Times Cited: 13
Huafang Sun, Xilai Li, Liqun Jin, et al.
CATENA (2022) Vol. 220, pp. 106715-106715
Closed Access | Times Cited: 13
Estimating carbon storage of desert ecosystems in China
Xiaohong Jia, Li Jia, Ye Jingyun, et al.
International Journal of Digital Earth (2023) Vol. 16, Iss. 2, pp. 4113-4125
Open Access | Times Cited: 7
Xiaohong Jia, Li Jia, Ye Jingyun, et al.
International Journal of Digital Earth (2023) Vol. 16, Iss. 2, pp. 4113-4125
Open Access | Times Cited: 7
Microbial diversity and their extracellular enzyme activities among different soil particle sizes in mossy biocrust under N limitation in the southeastern Tengger Desert, China
Xiaomin Duan, Jiajia Li, Wangping He, et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology (2024) Vol. 15
Open Access | Times Cited: 2
Xiaomin Duan, Jiajia Li, Wangping He, et al.
Frontiers in Microbiology (2024) Vol. 15
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A critical review of soil algae as a crucial soil biological component of high ecological and economic significance
J W Joseph, Joseph George Ray
Journal of Phycology (2024) Vol. 60, Iss. 2, pp. 229-253
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J W Joseph, Joseph George Ray
Journal of Phycology (2024) Vol. 60, Iss. 2, pp. 229-253
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Impact of seasonality, moss cover, and forest types on soil microbial biomass and enzymatic activity: An environmental prospective from the Himalaya
Anshu Siwach, Qianlai Zhuang, Ratul Baishya
CATENA (2024) Vol. 244, pp. 108269-108269
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Anshu Siwach, Qianlai Zhuang, Ratul Baishya
CATENA (2024) Vol. 244, pp. 108269-108269
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The Potential of Soil Endemic Microorganisms in Ameliorating the Physicochemical Properties of Soil Subjected to a Freeze-Thaw Cycle
Sudabeh Gharemahmudli, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Ali Najafinejad
Pedobiologia (2024) Vol. 106, pp. 150988-150988
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Sudabeh Gharemahmudli, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Ali Najafinejad
Pedobiologia (2024) Vol. 106, pp. 150988-150988
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The development of biological soil crust along the time series is mediated by archaeal communities
Bin Song, Jie Fang, Zhenhua Yu, et al.
Geoderma (2024) Vol. 449, pp. 117022-117022
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Bin Song, Jie Fang, Zhenhua Yu, et al.
Geoderma (2024) Vol. 449, pp. 117022-117022
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Effects of mixed biocrusts on soil nutrients and bacterial community structure: a case study from Hilly Loess Plateau, China
Lei Zhang
Scientific Reports (2024) Vol. 14, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 2
Lei Zhang
Scientific Reports (2024) Vol. 14, Iss. 1
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Effects of microplastics concentration on plant root traits and biomass: Experiment and meta-analysis
Hengkang Xu, Chao Chen, Zhuo Pang, et al.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2024) Vol. 285, pp. 117038-117038
Open Access | Times Cited: 2
Hengkang Xu, Chao Chen, Zhuo Pang, et al.
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety (2024) Vol. 285, pp. 117038-117038
Open Access | Times Cited: 2