Biological soil crusts as a major ecosystem component in sandization areas of the Brazilian Pampa

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 34; p. e00682
• Main Authors: Webber, Carla L., Bremer, Ulisses F., Taghizadeh-Mehrjardi, Ruhollah, Weber, Bettina, Rosa, Aline, Scholten, Thomas, Seitz, Steffen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2023
• Subjects: Arenosols; Biocrusts; biological soil crusts; Campylopus; ecosystems; genus; Grasslands; land management; Mapping; mosses and liverworts; Sandy soils; sediments; soil degradation; Soil protection; soil stabilization; species; surveys; topography; unmanned aerial vehicles; vegetation; Grasslands; Arenosols; Mapping; Biocrusts; Soil protection; Sandy soils

In the Brazilian Pampa, vegetation disturbance and soil degradation led to an expansion of sediment remobilization areas, a process locally termed as sandization. Transported sands generate severe environmental problems and hamper the growth of vegetation. However, parts of these sandization areas a...