Articles | Volume 15, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1919-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-1919-2018
Research article
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03 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 03 Apr 2018

Ecophysiological characterization of early successional biological soil crusts in heavily human-impacted areas

Michelle Szyja, Burkhard Büdel, and Claudia Colesie

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 Dec 2017) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
AR by Michelle Szyja on behalf of the Authors (19 Jan 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Jan 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (23 Jan 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (10 Feb 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 Feb 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
AR by Michelle Szyja on behalf of the Authors (13 Feb 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (15 Feb 2018) by Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero
AR by Michelle Szyja on behalf of the Authors (17 Feb 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
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Short summary
Ongoing human impact transforms habitats into surfaces lacking higher vegetation. Here, biological soil crusts (BSCs) provide ecosystem services like soil creation and carbon uptake. To understand the functioning of these areas, we examined the physiological capability of early successional BSCs. We found features enabling BSCs to cope with varying climatic stresses. BSCs are important carbon fixers independent of the dominating organism. We provide baseline data for modeling carbon fluxes.
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