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A Novel Approach to Cultivate Biocrusts for Restoration and Experimentation

A Novel Approach to Cultivate Biocrusts for Restoration and Experimentation M. Weih and I. Brunner. 2007. Specific root length as an indicator of environmental change. Plant Biosystems 141:426­442. Qian, Y., F.J. Gallagher, H. Feng and M. Wu. 2012. A geochemical study of toxic metal translocation in an urban brownfield wetland. Environmental Pollution 166:23­30. Scanlan, C.A. and C. Hinz. 2010. Using radius frequency distribution functions as a metric for quantifying root systems. Plant and Soil 332:475­493. Steffens, J.C. 1990. The heavy metal-binding peptides of plants. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 41:553­575. Kyle D. Doherty (corresponding author: Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, kyle. doherty@nau.edu), Anita J. Antoninka (School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ), Matthew A. Bowker (School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ), Sergio V. Ayuso (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ) and Nancy C. Johnson (School of Environmental Science and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ). iocrusts (also known as biological soil crust, cryptogamic crusts, or cyptobiotic soils) are an aridland community of soil dwelling organisms composed primarily of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens that provide valuable ecosystem functions, including: soil stabilization, nitrogen fixation, and increased runoff infiltration in some systems (Evans and Ehleringer 1993, Mazor http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Ecological Restoration University of Wisconsin Press

A Novel Approach to Cultivate Biocrusts for Restoration and Experimentation

Ecological Restoration , Volume 33 (1) – Feb 18, 2015
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M. Weih and I. Brunner. 2007. Specific root length as an indicator of environmental change. Plant Biosystems 141:426­442. Qian, Y., F.J. Gallagher, H. Feng and M. Wu. 2012. A geochemical study of toxic metal translocation in an urban brownfield wetland. Environmental Pollution 166:23­30. Scanlan, C.A. and C. Hinz. 2010. Using radius frequency distribution functions as a metric for quantifying root systems. Plant and Soil 332:475­493. Steffens, J.C. 1990. The heavy metal-binding peptides of plants. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology 41:553­575. Kyle D. Doherty (corresponding author: Department of Biology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, kyle. doherty@nau.edu), Anita J. Antoninka (School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ), Matthew A. Bowker (School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ), Sergio V. Ayuso (School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ) and Nancy C. Johnson (School of Environmental Science and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ). iocrusts (also known as biological soil crust, cryptogamic crusts, or cyptobiotic soils) are an aridland community of soil dwelling organisms composed primarily of cyanobacteria, mosses, and lichens that provide valuable ecosystem functions, including: soil stabilization, nitrogen fixation, and increased runoff infiltration in some systems (Evans and Ehleringer 1993, Mazor

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