Authors:
Chaudhary, V.B. et al.
Publication Date:
2009
Abstract/Summary:
Communities of plants, biological soil crusts (BSCs), and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are known to influence soil stability individually, but their relative contributions, interactions, and combined effects are not well understood, particularly in arid and semiarid ecosystems. In a landscape-scale field study we quantified plant, BSC, and AM fungal communities at 216 locations along a gradient of soil stability levels in southern Utah, USA.
Resource Type:
Peer-reviewed Article
Source:
Ecological Applications