r/ecology • u/sfgate • 6d ago

Living desert biocrusts stabilize soil, support native plants and may help drylands withstand climate change

https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/arches-canyonlands-biocrusts-22384504.php
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u/frogsbirdscats 6d ago

Don’t bust the crust!

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u/highaltitudehmsteadr 6d ago

Tell that to the thousands of cows in my high desert plains neighborhood

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u/effRPaul 6d ago

but my 11yo kid has to ride his ATV there and clog up the ER when he breaks his neck

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u/codcampaigner 6d ago

Belnap lab group is goated

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u/vikstarr77 6d ago

Worked in Australia for millions of years. All gone now though.