funded by the National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB429901);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41471434, 31170385);the Foundation for Excellent Youth Scholars of CAREERI, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) play an important role in surface soil hydrology. Soils dominated with moss BSCs may have higher infiltration rates than those dominated with cyanobacteria or algal BSCs. However, it is...