Winter carbon cycling beneath biocrusts

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Article

Publication Date

9-1-2026

Abstract

Biocrusts can substantially enhance snow retention, sustaining soil biogeochemistry, microbial activity and soil ecosystem functions in cold deserts, according to a long-term field study of how moss-dominated biocrust cover influences snow cover duration and depth.

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Nature Geoscience

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