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These data were compiled for a restoration experiment testing the regenerative and functional response of biocrust inoculum reintroduced to a field setting. Regenerative traits measured included measurements of biocrust cover, chlorophyll content, and the roughness of the soil surface. Functional traits measured included nutrient cycling and soil stability. Additionally, these data were compiled for an experiment testing how much soil is lost from different types of ground cover. The data collected was related to ground cover and the amount of soil lost from plots through time. These data were used to inform the conclusions drawn in the accompanying manuscript.
Tags: Bandelier National Monument,
Ecology,
Geography,
Geomorphology,
Information Sciences, All tags...
Los Alamos,
Los Alamos County,
New Mexico,
Sandoval County,
Soil Sciences,
Southwestern United States,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
United States,
biological soil crust,
biota,
drylands,
ecosystem function,
environment,
erosion,
nutrient cycling,
pinyon juniper,
rehabilitation,
restoration,
semi arid,
soil stability,
woodland, Fewer tags
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Drylands are integral to the Earth system and the present and future of human society. Drylands encompass more than 40% of the terrestrial landmass and support 34% of the world’s human population. Biocrusts are the “living skin” of Earth’s drylands, sometimes dominating the ground cover and figuring prominently in ecosystem structure and function. Biocrusts are a biological aggregate of cyanobacteria, fungi, algae, lichens and mosses in the surface millimeters of soil. By aggregating soil, biocrusts make sediment less erodible. They also strongly influence the water runoff-infiltration balance. In some ecosystems they generate runoff, whereas in other systems they enhance water capture. Vascular plant germination,...
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