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Cryptobiotic Soil

Cryptobiotic Soil, Canyonlands, Utah. Biological soil crusts are important components of desert ecosystems. They are a mix of organisms and their metabolic by-products, including cyanobacteria, bacteria, liverworts, green and brown algaes, lichens and fungi. They help plants by stabilizing sand and dirt, preventing erosion, retaining water, and fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
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Title:
Cryptobiotic Soil
Caption:
Cryptobiotic Soil, Canyonlands, Utah. Biological soil crusts are important components of desert ecosystems. They are a mix of organisms and their metabolic by-products, including cyanobacteria, bacteria, liverworts, green and brown algaes, lichens and fungi. They help plants by stabilizing sand and dirt, preventing erosion, retaining water, and fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
Credit:
Album / Science Source / Phil Degginger
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Image size:
4992 x 3328 px | 47.5 MB
Print size:
42.3 x 28.2 cm | 16.6 x 11.1 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ALGA • ALGAE • AMERICAN • ARID • BACTERIA • BIOLOGICAL • BIOLOGY • BIOME • CANYONLANDS • COMMUNITY • CRUST • CRYPTOBIOTIC • CRYPTOGAMIC • CYANOBACTERIA • DESERT • EARTH • ECOLOGICAL • ECOLÓGICO • ECOLOGY • ECOSYSTEM • GREEN • LICHEN • LICHENS • LIVERWORTS • MICROFUNGI • MICROPHYTIC • MOSS • MOSSES • NATURE • NO ONE • NO-ONE • NOBODY • SEAWEED • SOIL • SOUTHWEST • SURFACE • UTAH