Orals SSS4.14
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SSS4.14 Biological soil crusts: their history, diversity, and functional roles |
| Convener: Bettina Weber | Co-Conveners: Ferran Garcia-Pichel , Burkhard Büdel , Sonia Chamizo |
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Monday, 18 April 2016 Room 2.61 Chairperson: Bettina Weber, Ferran Garcia-Pichel, Burkhard Büdel |
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| 13:30–13:45 |
EGU2016-1839
Rethinking the critical zone in drylands: It’s the small things that count (solicited) Media interest Jayne Belnap |
| 13:45–14:00 |
EGU2016-5790
Linking biological soil crust diversity to ecological functions Karin Glaser, Nadine Borchhardt, Karoline Schulz, Tatiana Mikhailyuk, Karen Baumann, Peter Leinweber, and Karsten Ulf |
| 14:00–14:15 |
EGU2016-599
The role of microbial-produced extracellular polymeric matrix in the formation and survival of biological soil crusts Federico Rossi, Alessandra Adessi, and Roberto De Philippis |
| 14:15–14:30 |
EGU2016-18075
Key Factors Controlling the Growth of Biological Soil Crusts: Towards a Protocol to Produce Biocrusts in Greenhouse Facilities Sergio Velasco Ayuso, Ana María Giraldo Silva, Corey Nelson, Nichole Barger, Anita Antoninka, Matthew Bowker, and Ferran Garcia-Pichel |
| 14:30–14:45 |
EGU2016-6129
Development and hydrology of biological soil crusts -- first results from a surface inoculation experiment Larysa Mykhailova, Thomas Raab, Stella Gypser, and Thomas Fischer |
| 14:45–15:00 |
EGU2016-13347
Cryptogamic covers control spectral vegetation indices and their seasonal variation in dryland systems Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero, Tanja Knerr, Burkhard Büdel, Joachim Hill, and Bettina Weber |
| 15:00–15:15 |
EGU2016-15553
High potential for chemical weathering and climate effects of early lichens and bryophytes in the Late Ordovician Media interest Philipp Porada, Tim Lenton, Alexandre Pohl, Bettina Weber, Luke Mander, Yannick Donnadieu, Christian Beer, Ulrich Pöschl, and Axel Kleidon |