Volume 429, Issue 1-2

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August 2018

Biocrusts: The Living Skin of the Earth

Issue Editors:

Matthew A. Bowker,
Sasha C. Reed,
Fernando T. Maestre,
David J. Eldridge

37 articles in this issue

Biocrusts: the living skin of the earth
Matthew A. Bowker
Sasha C. Reed
David J. Eldridge
Editorial 03 July 2018 Pages: 1 - 7
What stabilizes biological soil crusts in the Negev Desert?
Vincent John Martin Noah Linus Felde
Sonia Chamizo
Sylvie Laureen Drahorad
Regular Article 21 November 2017 Pages: 9 - 18
Complex role of the polymeric matrix in biological soil crusts
Federico Rossi
Gianmarco Mugnai
Roberto De Philippis
Regular Article 02 October 2017 Pages: 19 - 34
Identity of plant, lichen and moss species connects with microbial abundance and soil functioning in maritime Antarctica
Alberto Benavent-González
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Leopoldo G. Sancho
Regular Article 21 June 2018 Pages: 35 - 52
A novel method to evaluate nutrient retention by biological soil crust exopolymeric matrix
Tami L. Swenson
Estelle Couradeau
Trent R. Northen
Regular Article 29 December 2017 Pages: 53 - 64
Biocrust morphology is linked to marked differences in microbial community composition
Angela M. Chilton
Brett A. Neilan
David J. Eldridge
Regular Article 04 October 2017 Pages: 65 - 75
Biocrusts enhance soil fertility and Bromus tectorum growth, and interact with warming to influence germination
Scott Ferrenberg
Akasha M. Faist
Sasha C. Reed
Regular Article 15 December 2017 Pages: 77 - 90
Effects of indigenous soil cyanobacteria on seed germination and seedling growth of arid species used in restoration
M. Muñoz-Rojas
A. Chilton
M. K. J. Ooi
Regular Article 27 March 2018 Pages: 91 - 100
Biocrust carbon isotope signature was depleted under a C₃ forb compared to interspace
Eva Dettweiler-Robinson
Regular Article 15 January 2018 Pages: 101 - 111
Species-specific nitrogenase activity in lichen-dominated biological soil crusts from the Colorado Plateau, USA
Terry J. Torres-Cruz
Armin J. Howell
Sasha C. Reed
Regular Article 05 February 2018 Pages: 113 - 125
Ecophysiological properties of three biological soil crust types and their photoautotrophs from the Succulent Karoo, South Africa
Alexandra Tamm
Jennifer Caesar
Bettina Weber
Regular Article Open access 27 March 2018 Pages: 127 - 146
Environmental determinants of biocrust carbon fluxes across Europe: possibilities for a functional type approach
Jose Raggio
T. G. Allan Green
Burkhard Büdel
Regular Article 13 April 2018 Pages: 147 - 157
Biocrust tissue traits as potential indicators of global change in the Mediterranean
Laura Concostrina-Zubiri
Paula Matos
Cristina Branquinho
Regular Article 13 November 2017 Pages: 159 - 174
Livestock grazing and aridity reduce the functional diversity of biocrusts
Max Mallen-Cooper
David J. Eldridge
Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo
Regular Article 26 August 2017 Pages: 175 - 185
Biocrust moss populations differ in growth rates, stress response, and microbial associates
Kyle D. Doherty
Matthew A. Bowker
Troy E. Wood
Regular Article 19 September 2017 Pages: 187 - 198
Establishing rates of lateral expansion of cyanobacterial biological soil crusts for optimal restoration
Kira Sorochkina
Sergio Velasco Ayuso
Ferran Garcia-Pichel
Regular Article 01 June 2018 Pages: 199 - 211
Maximizing establishment and survivorship of field-collected and greenhouse-cultivated biocrusts in a semi-cold desert
Anita Antoninka
Matthew A. Bowker
Jayne Belnap
Regular Article 09 June 2017 Pages: 213 - 225
Successful field cultivation of moss biocrusts on disturbed soil surfaces in the short term
Chongfeng Bu
Ruxue Li
Matthew A. Bowker
Regular Article 16 October 2017 Pages: 227 - 240
Variations in cyanobacterial and algal communities and soil characteristics under biocrust development under similar environmental conditions
Yulin Zhang
Pengfei Duan
Ming Li
Regular Article 05 October 2017 Pages: 241 - 251
“Preferential” ammonium uptake by sugarcane does not increase the ¹⁵N recovery of fertilizer sources
Beatriz Nastaro Boschiero
Eduardo Mariano
Paulo Cesar Ocheuze Trivelin
Regular Article 29 May 2018 Pages: 253 - 269
Synergistic and antagonistic effects of mixing monospecific soils on plant-soil feedbacks
Hai-kun Ma
Ana Pineda
T. Martijn Bezemer
Regular Article Open access 31 May 2018 Pages: 271 - 279
Quantification of plant water uptake by water stable isotopes in rice paddy systems
Amani Mahindawansha
Natalie Orlowski
Lutz Breuer
Regular Article 31 May 2018 Pages: 281 - 302
Rhizosphere priming of grassland species under different water and nitrogen conditions: a mechanistic hypothesis of C-N interactions
Jiayu Lu
Feike A. Dijkstra
Weixin Cheng
Regular Article 31 May 2018 Pages: 303 - 319
The efficiency of Cd phytoextraction by S. plumbizincicola increased with the addition of rice straw to polluted soils: the role of particulate organic matter
Tong Zhou
Longhua Wu
Dario A. Fornara
Regular Article 02 June 2018 Pages: 321 - 333
Long-term fertilization management affects the C utilization from crop residues by the soil micro-food web
Shuyan Cui
Siwei Liang
Qi Li
Regular Article 02 June 2018 Pages: 335 - 348
Modification of plant cell wall chemistry impacts metabolome and microbiome composition in Populus PdKOR1 RNAi plants
Allison M. Veach
Daniel Yip
Christopher W. Schadt
Regular Article Open access 04 June 2018 Pages: 349 - 361
Rising CO₂ accelerates phosphorus and molybdenum limitation of N₂-fixation in young tropical trees
Annette M. Trierweiler
Klaus Winter
Lars O. Hedin
Regular Article 04 June 2018 Pages: 363 - 373
Inconsistent autotrophic respiration but consistent heterotrophic respiration responses to 5-years nitrogen addition under natural and planted Pinus tabulaeformis forests in northern China
Bo Zhao
Jinsong Wang
Klaus v. Gadow
Regular Article 07 June 2018 Pages: 375 - 389
Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of the copper and cadmium stress-responsive small RNAs and their targets in Arabidopsis thaliana
Xiaoxia Ma
Dongliang Yu
Yijun Meng
Regular Article 09 June 2018 Pages: 391 - 405
Molecular composition of the Humeome extracted from different green composts and their biostimulation on early growth of maize
Hiarhi Monda
Vincenza Cozzolino
Alessandro Piccolo
Regular Article 11 June 2018 Pages: 407 - 424
Competition alters plant–soil feedbacks of two species in the Inner Mongolia Steppe, China
Nianxi Zhao
Shaobo Gao
Yubao Gao
Regular Article 11 June 2018 Pages: 425 - 436
Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and different phosphorus sources on Maize plants as revealed by NMR and GC-MS based metabolomics
Giovanni Vinci
Vincenza Cozzolino
Alessandro Piccolo
Regular Article 11 June 2018 Pages: 437 - 450
Global metabolomics analysis reveals distinctive tolerance mechanisms in different plant organs of lentil (Lens culinaris) upon salinity stress
Dimitrios Skliros
Chrysanthi Kalloniati
Emmanouil Flemetakis
Regular Article 13 June 2018 Pages: 451 - 468
Physiological traits associated with reductions in grain number in wheat and barley under waterlogging
Romina P. de San Celedonio
L. Gabriela Abeledo
Daniel J. Miralles
Regular Article 15 June 2018 Pages: 469 - 481
Enhancement of rice growth and yield in actual acid sulfate soils by potent acid-resistant Rhodopseudomonas palustris strains for producing safe rice
Nguyen Quoc Khuong
Duangporn Kantachote
Ampaitip Sukhoom
Regular Article 15 June 2018 Pages: 483 - 501
Dynamic changes in the Cs distribution throughout rice plants during the ripening period, and effects of the soil-K level
Junko Ishikawa
Shigeto Fujimura
Takuro Shinano
Regular Article 16 June 2018 Pages: 503 - 518
Influence of Bacillus subtilis B068150 on cucumber rhizosphere microbial composition as a plant protective agent
Lihua Li
Jincai Ma
Ching-Hong Yang
Regular Article 18 June 2018 Pages: 519 - 531

Volume 429, Issue 1-2

Biocrusts: the living skin of the earth

What stabilizes biological soil crusts in the Negev Desert?

Complex role of the polymeric matrix in biological soil crusts

Identity of plant, lichen and moss species connects with microbial abundance and soil functioning in maritime Antarctica

A novel method to evaluate nutrient retention by biological soil crust exopolymeric matrix

Biocrust morphology is linked to marked differences in microbial community composition

Biocrusts enhance soil fertility and Bromus tectorum growth, and interact with warming to influence germination

Effects of indigenous soil cyanobacteria on seed germination and seedling growth of arid species used in restoration

Biocrust carbon isotope signature was depleted under a C₃ forb compared to interspace

Species-specific nitrogenase activity in lichen-dominated biological soil crusts from the Colorado Plateau, USA

Ecophysiological properties of three biological soil crust types and their photoautotrophs from the Succulent Karoo, South Africa

Environmental determinants of biocrust carbon fluxes across Europe: possibilities for a functional type approach

Biocrust tissue traits as potential indicators of global change in the Mediterranean

Livestock grazing and aridity reduce the functional diversity of biocrusts

Biocrust moss populations differ in growth rates, stress response, and microbial associates

Establishing rates of lateral expansion of cyanobacterial biological soil crusts for optimal restoration

Maximizing establishment and survivorship of field-collected and greenhouse-cultivated biocrusts in a semi-cold desert

Successful field cultivation of moss biocrusts on disturbed soil surfaces in the short term

Variations in cyanobacterial and algal communities and soil characteristics under biocrust development under similar environmental conditions

“Preferential” ammonium uptake by sugarcane does not increase the ¹⁵N recovery of fertilizer sources

Synergistic and antagonistic effects of mixing monospecific soils on plant-soil feedbacks

Quantification of plant water uptake by water stable isotopes in rice paddy systems

Rhizosphere priming of grassland species under different water and nitrogen conditions: a mechanistic hypothesis of C-N interactions

The efficiency of Cd phytoextraction by S. plumbizincicola increased with the addition of rice straw to polluted soils: the role of particulate organic matter

Long-term fertilization management affects the C utilization from crop residues by the soil micro-food web

Modification of plant cell wall chemistry impacts metabolome and microbiome composition in Populus PdKOR1 RNAi plants

Rising CO₂ accelerates phosphorus and molybdenum limitation of N₂-fixation in young tropical trees

Inconsistent autotrophic respiration but consistent heterotrophic respiration responses to 5-years nitrogen addition under natural and planted Pinus tabulaeformis forests in northern China

Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of the copper and cadmium stress-responsive small RNAs and their targets in Arabidopsis thaliana

Molecular composition of the Humeome extracted from different green composts and their biostimulation on early growth of maize

Competition alters plant–soil feedbacks of two species in the Inner Mongolia Steppe, China

Effects of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and different phosphorus sources on Maize plants as revealed by NMR and GC-MS based metabolomics

Global metabolomics analysis reveals distinctive tolerance mechanisms in different plant organs of lentil (Lens culinaris) upon salinity stress

Physiological traits associated with reductions in grain number in wheat and barley under waterlogging

Enhancement of rice growth and yield in actual acid sulfate soils by potent acid-resistant Rhodopseudomonas palustris strains for producing safe rice

Dynamic changes in the Cs distribution throughout rice plants during the ripening period, and effects of the soil-K level

Influence of Bacillus subtilis B068150 on cucumber rhizosphere microbial composition as a plant protective agent

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