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

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Start: Biological soil crusts: cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses on dryland surfaces
End: Biological soil crusts: cyanobacteria, lichens and mosses on dryland surfaces
Cryptogamic covers (crusts, lichens, mosses) fix about 49 Tg N per year and take up about 3.9 Pg C per year globally

Living soil system

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

Often found with

Cyanobacteria 4 Mosses 4 Dinitrogen 2 Carbon dioxide 2 Sunlight 1 Water 1 Nitrogen 1

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