biocrust

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ crust

Noun

biocrust (plural biocrusts)

  1. biological soil crust
    • 2015 August 1, “Key Factors Influencing Rapid Development of Potentially Dune-Stabilizing Moss-Dominated Crusts”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      Chlorophyll a and exopolysaccharide were used as indicators of the photoautotrophic activity of the biocrust organisms (moss or cyanobacteria) [29 ] and conditions for moss-dominated crusts development [30 ].

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