Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of biological soil crusts, particularly focusing on cyanobacteria, in influencing carbon and nitrogen cycles, providing UV protection, exhibiting desiccation tolerance, contributing to microbial diversity, stabilizing soil, impacting hydrological processes, and influencing ecosystem functioning in the context of global change.
- Biological Soil Crusts
- Cyanobacteria
- UV Protection
- Desiccation Tolerance
- Microbial Diversity
- Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Soil Stability
- Hydrological Processes
- Global Change
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +23% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
44% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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