Biological soil crusts, or biocrusts, are surface assemblages of microorganisms and cryptogams—including cyanobacteria, microalgae, lichens and mosses—that form a cohesive layer on arid and semi-arid ...

Biological soil crusts are complex assemblages of phototrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms, including cyanobacteria, green algae, fungi, lichens, and bryophytes, that colonize the uppermost ...

A new study published in The Innovation has revealed the microstructure and expansion mechanism of cyanobacteria-dominated biological soil crusts (BSCs). By employing micro-scale X-ray computed ...

Chinese scientists are testing whether cyanobacteria, the photosynthetic microorganisms that have shaped Earth’s soils for billions of years, can convert barren desert sand into ground capable of ...