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Cyanobacteria

Appears in 8 processs and 13 steps. Everything below is linked: open a process to see it in context.

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Biological soil crusts: cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses on dryland surfaces

4 steps

Start: Biological soil crusts: cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses on dryland surfaces
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Filamentous cyanobacteria (Microcoleus vaginatus) pioneer bare dryland soil and bind particles with polysaccharide sheaths after wetting
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Photosynthesis and respiration (biosphere metabolism)

3 steps

Biological processes

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Photosynthesis and respiration (biosphere metabolism)

Nitrogen cycling

1 step

Bacteria fix N2 into ammonium (biological nitrogen fixation)

Phosphorus cycling

1 step

Freshwater eutrophication and algal blooms

Biological nitrogen fixation: free-living and symbiotic

1 step

Oxygen irreversibly damages nitrogenase, so fixers shield it (leghemoglobin holds free O2 near 10 nM in nodules; heterocysts; respiratory protection)

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Living soil system

1 step

Biological soil crusts: cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses on dryland surfaces

Energy flow

1 step

Photosynthetic organisms convert sunlight into chemical energy

Often found with

Algae 6 Plants 5 Carbon dioxide 5 Water 5 Sunlight 4 Oxygen 4 Lichens 4 Mosses 4 Heterotrophs 3 Organic carbon 2 Rhizobia 2 Nitrogen 2

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