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View article: Urban crops demonstrate comparable potential for organic carbon storage as natural ecosystems
Urban crops demonstrate comparable potential for organic carbon storage as natural ecosystems Open
Urban greenspaces, encompassing parks, golf courses, roundabouts, and urban crops, have potential to offset urban carbon footprints by storing soil organic carbon (SOC). This study analyzed particulate organic carbon (POC) and mineral-asso…
View article: Effect of runoff water supply on vegetation and soil response to increasing aridity in Mediterranean drylands
Effect of runoff water supply on vegetation and soil response to increasing aridity in Mediterranean drylands Open
Drylands are characterised by spatially discontinuous vegetation coverage. Consequently, during most rainfalls, runoff is generated in open areas and redistributed to vegetation. This transfer of water and nutrients from source to sink are…
View article: The Potential of Biocrust-Forming Cyanobacteria to Enhance Seedling Growth of Native Semi-arid Plants Through Seed Biopriming
The Potential of Biocrust-Forming Cyanobacteria to Enhance Seedling Growth of Native Semi-arid Plants Through Seed Biopriming Open
In drylands, extreme environmental conditions pose a challenge for restoration, especially on a large scale. Direct seeding is the most cost-effective approach to restore large areas, but it requires improvements to enhance seedling surviv…
View article: Editorial: Biological soil crusts: spatio-temporal development and ecological functions of soil surface microbial communities across different scales
Editorial: Biological soil crusts: spatio-temporal development and ecological functions of soil surface microbial communities across different scales Open
Biological soil crusts (biocrusts) are widely distributed throughout the world and cover ∼12% of the terrestrial surface (Rodriguez-Caballero et al., 2018). Composed of a diverse range of cyanobacteria, algae, lichens, mosses, and heterotr…
View article: Coupling Sewage Sludge Amendment with Cyanobacterial Inoculation to Enhance Stability and Carbon Gain in Dryland Degraded Soils
Coupling Sewage Sludge Amendment with Cyanobacterial Inoculation to Enhance Stability and Carbon Gain in Dryland Degraded Soils Open
Sewage sludge (SS) is widely used as a soil conditioner in agricultural soil due to its high content of organic matter and nutrients. In addition, inoculants based on soil microorganisms, such as cyanobacteria, are being applied successful…
View article: Effects of herbaceous covers and mineral fertilizers on the nutrient stocks and fluxes in a Mediterranean olive grove
Effects of herbaceous covers and mineral fertilizers on the nutrient stocks and fluxes in a Mediterranean olive grove Open
The preservation of nutrient capital, soil fertility, and carbon (C) sequestration capacity in Mediterranean olive groves requires evaluation of agricultural practices beyond short-term productivity. We aim to contribute with a mechanistic…
View article: Editorial: Restoration of Degraded Terrestrial Ecosystems
Editorial: Restoration of Degraded Terrestrial Ecosystems Open
EDITORIAL article Front. Ecol. Evol., 22 February 2022 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.863845
View article: Design Optimization of Biocrust-Plant Spatial Configuration for Dry Ecosystem Restoration Using Water Redistribution and Erosion Models
Design Optimization of Biocrust-Plant Spatial Configuration for Dry Ecosystem Restoration Using Water Redistribution and Erosion Models Open
Land degradation is one of the main threats to dryland sustainability in the next decades, hence restoration of the degraded land from drylands is an urgent need to maintain ecosystem functionality and their ability to provide ecosystem se…
View article: Multidirectional traps as a new assessment system of soil wind erosion
Multidirectional traps as a new assessment system of soil wind erosion Open
We tested a new type of wind-transported particle collector (multidirectional traps, MDt) in southeast Spain to forecast particle movement in three different soil types. The MDt collectors are easy to manufacture from thermoplastic filamen…
View article: Mediterranean badlands: Their driving processes and climate change futures
Mediterranean badlands: Their driving processes and climate change futures Open
Badlands are landforms that occur all over the World. In the Mediterranean region, badlands are found in both dry (arid and semi‐arid) and wet (subhumid and humid) environments, and are characterized by complex hydro‐geomorphological dynam…
View article: Innovative techniques to improve cyanobacterial survival and growth in inoculated dryland soils
Innovative techniques to improve cyanobacterial survival and growth in inoculated dryland soils Open
<p>Nowadays, land use change and the impacts of climate change are accelerating land degradation processes in drylands. These regions occupy around 40% of the Earth land&#8217;s surface and their extension is likely to represent …
View article: Applying the socio-ecological approach to biocrust research: a call for scientific action
Applying the socio-ecological approach to biocrust research: a call for scientific action Open
<p>Biocrusts play a key role in maintaining drylands ecosystems at the global scale. These keystone communities face important human[ERC1]&#160; threats (e.g. climate change) that can result in both biocrust coverage loss and com…
View article: Exopolysaccharide Features Influence Growth Success in Biocrust-forming Cyanobacteria, Moving From Liquid Culture to Sand Microcosms
Exopolysaccharide Features Influence Growth Success in Biocrust-forming Cyanobacteria, Moving From Liquid Culture to Sand Microcosms Open
Land degradation in drylands is a drawback of the combined action of climate change and human activities. New techniques have been developed to induce artificial biocrusts formation as a tool for restoration of degraded drylands, and among…
View article: Identifying social–ecological gaps to promote biocrust conservation actions
Identifying social–ecological gaps to promote biocrust conservation actions Open
Globally, most bare-looking areas in dryland regions are covered by biocrusts which play a crucial role in modifying several soil surface properties and driving key ecosystem processes. These keystone communities face important threats (e.…
View article: Comment on ‘Kidron, G. J. (2018). Biocrust research: A critical view on eight common hydrological‐related paradigms and dubious theses. <i>Ecohydrology</i>, e2061’
Comment on ‘Kidron, G. J. (2018). Biocrust research: A critical view on eight common hydrological‐related paradigms and dubious theses. <i>Ecohydrology</i>, e2061’ Open
According this discussion the eight putative paradigms advanced by Kidron (2018) cannot be upheld nor are they commonly held among hydrologists, ecologists, or microbiologists that
\ninvestigate biocrusts.
View article: The influence of cover cropping on carbon sequestration and water use efficiency in an irrigated Mediterranean olive agrosystem
The influence of cover cropping on carbon sequestration and water use efficiency in an irrigated Mediterranean olive agrosystem Open
<p>Olive groves are one of the most extensive crops in the Mediterranean region, hence, their management practices can result in significant environmental, social, and economic impacts. Given the generalized water stress conditions a…
View article: Water Regulation in Cyanobacterial Biocrusts from Drylands: Negative Impacts of Anthropogenic Disturbance
Water Regulation in Cyanobacterial Biocrusts from Drylands: Negative Impacts of Anthropogenic Disturbance Open
Arid and semi-arid ecosystems are characterized by patchy vegetation and variable resource availability. The interplant spaces of these ecosystems are very often covered by cyanobacteria-dominated biocrusts, which are the primary colonizer…
View article: Spectral Response Analysis: An Indirect and Non-Destructive Methodology for the Chlorophyll Quantification of Biocrusts
Spectral Response Analysis: An Indirect and Non-Destructive Methodology for the Chlorophyll Quantification of Biocrusts Open
Chlorophyll a concentration (Chla) is a well-proven proxy of biocrust development, photosynthetic organisms’ status, and recovery monitoring after environmental disturbances. However, laboratory methods for the analysis of chlorophyll requ…
View article: Polyphasic evaluation of key cyanobacteria in biocrusts from the most arid region in Europe
Polyphasic evaluation of key cyanobacteria in biocrusts from the most arid region in Europe Open
Cyanobacteria are key microbes in topsoil communities that have important roles in preventing soil erosion, carbon and nitrogen fixation, and influencing soil hydrology. However, little is known regarding the identity and distribution of t…
View article: Soil Inoculation with Cyanobacteria: Reviewing Its’ Potential for Agriculture Sustainability in Drylands
Soil Inoculation with Cyanobacteria: Reviewing Its’ Potential for Agriculture Sustainability in Drylands Open
In the last decades, there has been a huge expansion of intensive agriculture crops to attend the enormous demand of food needs with increasing population.Intensive agriculture is highly dependent on chemicals, which has caused numerous en…