PICOs SSS4.17/BG9.9
SSS4.17/BG9.9 Biological soil crusts: their history, diversity, functional roles and threats (co-organized) |
Convener: Bettina Weber | Co-Conveners: Federico Rossi , Jayne Belnap , Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero |
PICOs
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Wednesday, 26 April 2017 PICO spot 5b Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:30–08:40 PICO5b.1 |
EGU2017-13338
Advances, gaps, and future prospects in biological soil crust research Bettina Weber, Burkhard Büdel, and Jayne Belnap |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:40–08:42 PICO5b.2 |
EGU2017-1368
Biological soil crusts in Chile along the precipitation gradient Elena Samolov, Karin Glaser, Karen Baumann, Peter Leinweber, Patrick Jung, Burkhard Büdel, Tatiana Mikhailyuk, and Ulf Karsten |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:42–08:44 PICO5b.3 |
EGU2017-1084
Biocrust spatial distribution at landscape scale is strongly controlled by terrain attributes: Topographic thresholds for colonization José Raúl Román Fernández, Emilio Rodríguez-Caballero, Sonia Chamizo de la Piedra, Bea Roncero Ramos, and Yolanda Cantón Castilla |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:44–08:46 PICO5b.4 |
EGU2017-1141
Interactions between soil texture, water, and nutrients control patterns of biocrusts abundance and structure Kristina Young, Matthew Bowker, Sasha Reed, and Armin Howell |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:46–08:48 PICO5b.5 |
EGU2017-321
Influence of biocrusts coverage on microbial communities from underlying arid lands soils Manuel Anguita-Maeso, Isabel Miralles*, Bas van Wesemael, Roberto Lázaro, Raúl Ortega, José Antonio García-Salcedo, and Miguel Soriano** |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:48–08:50 PICO5b.6 |
EGU2017-9056
3D soil structure characterization of Biological Soil Crusts from Alpine Tarfala Valley Giacomo Mele, Laura Gargiulo, Laura Zucconi, Luigi D'Acqui, and Stefano Ventura |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:50–08:52 PICO5b.7 |
EGU2017-18781
Photoautotrophic organisms control microbial abundance and diversity in biological soil crusts Alexandra Tamm, Stefanie Maier, Dianming Wu, Jennifer Caesar, Timm Hoffman, Martin Grube, and Bettina Weber |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:52–08:54 PICO5b.8 |
EGU2017-322
Biocrusts role on nitrogen cycle and microbial communities from underlying soils in drylands Manuel Anguita-Maeso, Isabel Miralles*, Bas van Wesemael, Roberto Lázaro, Raúl Ortega, José Antonio Garcia-Salcedo, and Miguel Soriano** |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:54–08:56 PICO5b.9 |
EGU2017-13285
Estimating global nitrous oxide emissions by lichens and bryophytes with a process-based productivity model Highlight Philipp Porada, Ulrich Pöschl, Axel Kleidon, Christian Beer, and Bettina Weber |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:56–08:58 PICO5b.10 |
EGU2017-13117
Estimating the contribution of bryophytes to the atmospheric COS budget Teresa Gimeno, Jerome Ogee, and Lisa Wingate |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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08:58–09:00 PICO5b.11 |
EGU2017-976
Identifying key soil cyanobacteria easy to isolate and culture for arid soil restoration Beatriz Roncero-Ramos, M. Ángeles Muñoz-Martín, Sonia Chamizo, Raúl Román, Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero, Pilar Mateo, and Yolanda Cantón |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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09:00–09:02 PICO5b.12 |
EGU2017-730
Cyanobacterial crust induction using two non-previously tested cyanobacterial inoculants: crusting capability and role of EPSs Gianmarco Mugnai, Federico Rossi, and Roberto De Philippis |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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09:02–09:04 PICO5b.13 |
EGU2017-13281
Hypolithic Biocrust in the Larsemann Hills of East Antarctica: Spatial Patterns, Organic Matter Stabilization, Comparison with Endolithic Systems Nikita Mergelov, Andrey Dolgikh, Ilya Shorkunov, Elya Zazovskaya, Vasily Shishkov, and Alexander Pochikalov |
Chairperson: Bettina Weber; Jayne Belnap; Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero; Federico Rossi |
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09:04–09:06 PICO5b.14 |
EGU2017-1908
Biological Communities in Desert Varnish and Potential Implications for Varnish Formation Mechanisms Naama Lang-Yona, Stefanie Maier, Dorothea Macholdt, Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero, Isabell Müller-Germann, Petya Yordanova, Klaus-Peter Jochum, Meinrat O. Andreae, Ulrich Pöschl, Bettina Weber, and Janine Fröhlich-Nowoisky |
09:06–10:00 |
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