#soilcrusts — Public Fediverse posts
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Wow.
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[email protected] - How #cyanobacteria expand #SoilCrusts in harsh desert environments https://phys.org/news/2025-06-cyanobacteria-soil-crusts-harsh-environments.html paper: https://www.cell.com/the-innovation/fulltext/S2666-6758(25)00150-X"Upon wetting, M. vaginatus begins migrating toward the surface within minutes, moving within the tunnels. This enables cyanobacteria to secure soil particles and thrive in arid environments."
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#Microbe-stuffed #SoilCrusts menaced by #ClimateChange https://phys.org/news/2023-08-microbe-stuffed-soil-crusts-menaced-climate.html
BONCAT-FACS-Seq reveals the active fraction of a #biocrust community undergoing a wet-up event https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1176751/full
"Using a novel method to detect #microbial activity in biological #soil crusts, or #biocrusts, after they are wetted, research team uncovered clues that will lead to a better understanding of the role #microbes play in forming a living skin over many semi-#arid ecosystems around the world."