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Response Characteristics of Biological Soil Crusts Under Different Afforestation Measures in Alpine Sandy Land.

Shaobo Du, Huichun Xie, Gaosen Zhang, Feng Qiao, Guigong Geng, Chongyi E

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Article in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Shaobo DuCollege of Geographical Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8445-475X
Huichun XieQinghai Forest Ecosystem Observation and Research Station in the Southern Qilian Mountains, Haidong 810500, China.
Gaosen ZhangKey Laboratory of Extreme Environmental Microbial Resources and Engineering, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1144-6919
Feng QiaoKey Lab of Medicinal Animal and Plant Resources of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Qinghai Province, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.
Guigong GengQinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Qinghai University, Xining 810016, China.
Chongyi ECollege of Geographical Sciences, Qinghai Normal University, Xining 810008, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3086-2632

Funding

Formation mechanism and utilization team of characteristic germplasm resources in the Qinghai Tibet Plateau QHKLYC-GDCXCY-2024-597Kunlun Talent · High end Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Program Featured Talent Foundation of China 1003-005024011National Natural Science Foundation of China 42171011Qinghai Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Foundation of China 2023-ZJ-908M
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Abstract

Desertification, which may lead to land degradation, is a significant global ecological issue. Biological soil crusts (BSCs) can play a role in sand fixation, carbon sequestration, and the improvement in soil functions in the ecological restoration of sandy soil. Therefore, elucidating the responses of BSCs to afforestation measures in alpine sandy areas is necessary to guide vegetation configuration in sandy ecosystems and enhance the effectiveness of sand fixation measures to prevent desertification. Herein, we determined the physicochemical properties and enzyme activities of bare sand (no crust) and algal and moss crusts collected from four sites subjected to different afforestation measures, including

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alpine sandy landbacterial community structurebiological soil crustresponse characteristicssand control measures

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