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Structure and reactivity of a biological soil crust from a xeric sandy soil in Central Europe

The investigation was designed to explore the structure, composition and activity of a biological soil crust on an acidic, sandy soil from a temperate climate. The crust covers several hundreds of square meters on the hilltop of a large terminal moraine. The conjugate alga <i>Zygogonium ericetorum</i> forms the essential matrix for the crust, a dense web of algal filaments with interspersed lichens and mosses. The crust is composed of three layers, with an uppermost layer consisting nearly entirely of a dense algal mat. In lower layers, a parasitic fungus, penetrating the algal cells, is another important component of the crust community. In this soil crust, photosynthetic and respiratory activity is stabilized at low water activities.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:587
Date January 2004
CreatorsHoppert, Michael, Reimer, Rudolph, Kemmling, Anne, Schröder, Annekatrin, Günzl, Bettina, Heinken, Thilo
PublisherUniversität Potsdam, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Institut für Biochemie und Biologie
Source SetsPotsdam University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypePostprint
Formatapplication/pdf
SourceGeomicrobiology journal 21 (2004), 3, S. 183 - 191. - ISSN 0149-0451
Rightshttp://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php

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