Preferred term
biological soil crust
Is replaced by
Definition
- [http://www.soilcrust.org/] The community of organisms living at the surface of desert soils. Major components are cyanobacteria, green algae, microfungi, mosses, liverworts and lichens
Broader concept
Entry terms
- biological soil crusts
Scope note
- MS Academic Keywords
URI
http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/msa0126