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  • 2025

    Developing biocrust field cultivation techniques for soil restoration: An assessment of bacterial communities

    Jech, S. D., Dohrenwend, K., Day, N., Barger, N. N., Antoninka, A., Bowker, M. A., Reed, S. & Tucker, C., Feb 2025, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 206, 105861.

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  • Moss-covered biodegradable weed barriers promote biocrust establishment but fail to suppress exotic plants

    Bowker, M. A., Anenberg, J., Antoninka, A., Ramsey, P. W. & Durham, R. A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Restoration Ecology.

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  • 2024

    Do topographic changes tell us about variability in aeolian sediment transport and dune mobility? Analysis of monthly to decadal surface changes in a partially vegetated and biocrust covered dunefield

    Caster, J., Sankey, J. B., Sankey, T. T., Kasprak, A., Bowker, M. A. & Joyal, T., Feb 15 2024, In: Geomorphology. 447, 109021.

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    3 Scopus citations

  • Drivers of woody dominance across global drylands

    Biancari, L., Aguiar, M. R., Eldridge, D. J., Oñatibia, G. R., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Saiz, H., Gross, N., Austin, A. T., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Asensio, S., Guirado, E., Valencia, E., Berdugo, M., Plaza, C., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Mendoza, B. J., García-Gómez, M., Abedi, M. & Ahumada, R. J. & 84 others, Alcántara, J. M., Amghar, F., Anadón, J. D., Aramayo, V., Arredondo, T., Bader, M. Y., Bahalkeh, K., Salem, F. B., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M., Branquinho, C., Bu, C., Byambatsogt, B., Calvo, D. A., Castillo Monroy, A. P., Castro, H., Castro-Quezada, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A. A., Currier, C. M., Donoso, D. A., Dougill, A., Ejtehadi, H., Espinosa, C. I., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Fraser, L. H., Gaitán, J. J., Gherardi, L. A., Gusmán-Montalván, E., Hernández-Hernández, R. M., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Hughes, F. M., Jadán, O., Jeltsch, F., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K. F., Kindermann, L., Köbel, M., le Roux, P. C., Liancourt, P., Linstädter, A., Liu, J., Louw, M. A., Maggs-Kölling, G., Issa, O. M., Marais, E., Margerie, P., Messeder, J. V. S., Mora, J. P., Moreno, G., Munson, S. M., Oliva, G., Pueyo, Y., Emiliano Quiroga, R., Reed, S. C., Rey, P. J., Rodríguez, A., Rodríguez, L. B., Rolo, V., Ruppert, J. C., Sala, O., Salah, A., Stavi, I., Stephens, C. R. A., Swemmer, A. M., Teixido, A. L., Thomas, A. D., Throop, H. L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S. K., van den Brink, L., Wagner, V., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wolff, P., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E. & Maestre, F. T., Oct 11 2024, In: Science Advances. 10, 41, eadn6007.

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    1 Scopus citations

  • Hotspots of biogeochemical activity linked to aridity and plant traits across global drylands

    Eldridge, D. J., Ding, J., Dorrough, J., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Sala, O., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Mallen-Cooper, M., Saiz, H., Asensio, S., Ochoa, V., Gozalo, B., Guirado, E., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Plaza, C., Abedi, M., Ahmadian, N. & Ahumada, R. J. & 99 others, Alcántara, J. M., Amghar, F., Azevedo, L., Ben Salem, F., Berdugo, M., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M., Bran, D., Bu, C., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A. P., Castro, I., Castro-Quezada, P., Cesarz, S., Chibani, R., Conceição, A. A., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Davila, Y. C., Deák, B., Díaz-Martínez, P., Donoso, D. A., Dougill, A. D., Durán, J., Eisenhauer, N., Ejtehadi, H., Espinosa, C. I., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Foronda, A., Franzese, J., Fraser, L. H., Gaitán, J., Geissler, K., Gonzalez, S. L., Gusman-Montalvan, E., Hernández, R. M., Hölzel, N., Hughes, F. M., Jadan, O., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K. F., Köbel, M., Lehmann, A., Liancourt, P., Linstädter, A., Louw, M. A., Ma, Q., Mabaso, M., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T. P., Issa, O. M., Marais, E., McClaran, M., Mendoza, B., Mokoka, V., Mora, J. P., Moreno, G., Munson, S., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G. R., Osborne, B., Peter, G., Pierre, M., Pueyo, Y., Emiliano Quiroga, R., Reed, S., Rey, A., Rey, P., Gómez, V. M. R., Rolo, V., Rillig, M. C., le Roux, P. C., Ruppert, J. C., Salah, A., Sebei, P. J., Sharkhuu, A., Stavi, I., Stephens, C., Teixido, A. L., Thomas, A. D., Tielbörger, K., Robles, S. T., Travers, S., Valkó, O., van den Brink, L., Velbert, F., von Heßberg, A., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wardle, G. M., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. & Maestre, F. T., May 2024, In: Nature Plants.

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    3 Scopus citations

  • Identifying herbicides compatible with biological soil crusts for land management: effects differ by mechanistic family

    Bailey, L. N., Antoninka, A., Kobelt, L., Poff, B. & Bowker, M. A., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Restoration Ecology.

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    2 Scopus citations

  • Inoculated biocrust cover and functions diverged over a gradient of soil textures and water availability

    Young, K. E., Reed, S. C., Morton, M. & Bowker, M. A., Aug 2024, In: Restoration Ecology. 32, 6, e14125.

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  • Providing context for advancements in Arctomecon californica conservation: a comprehensive literature review with case studies

    Bailey, L. N., Pereira, T. J., Sion, B. D., Kobelt, L., Gentilcore, D., Antoninka, A. & Bowker, M. A., Feb 13 2024, In: Western North American Naturalist. 83, 4, p. 525-549 25 p.

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    1 Scopus citations

  • Unforeseen plant phenotypic diversity in a dry and grazed world

    Gross, N., Maestre, F. T., Liancourt, P., Berdugo, M., Martin, R., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Maire, V., Saiz, H., Soliveres, S., Valencia, E., Eldridge, D. J., Guirado, E., Jabot, F., Asensio, S., Gaitán, J. J., García-Gómez, M., Martínez, P. & Martínez-Valderrama, J. & 101 others, Mendoza, B. J., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Pescador, D. S., Plaza, C., Pijuan, I. S., Abedi, M., Ahumada, R. J., Amghar, F., Arroyo, A. I., Bahalkeh, K., Bailey, L., Ben Salem, F., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M. A., Branquinho, C., van den Brink, L., Bu, C., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A. D. P., Castro, H., Castro, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A. A., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Davila, Y. C., Deák, B., Donoso, D. A., Durán, J., Espinosa, C., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Franzese, J., Fraser, L., Gonzalez, S., Gusman-Montalvan, E., Hernández-Hernández, R. M., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Jadan, O., Jeltsch, F., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K. F., Kindermann, L., le Roux, P., Linstädter, A., Louw, M. A., Mabaso, M., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T. P., Issa, O. M., Manzaneda, A. J., Marais, E., Margerie, P., Hughes, F. M., Messeder, J. V. S., Mora, J. P., Moreno, G., Munson, S. M., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G. R., Peter, G., Pueyo, Y., Quiroga, R. E., Ramírez-Iglesias, E., Reed, S. C., Rey, P. J., Reyes Gómez, V. M., Rodríguez, A., Rolo, V., Rubalcaba, J. G., Ruppert, J. C., Sala, O., Salah, A., Sebei, P. J., Stavi, I., Stephens, C., Teixido, A. L., Thomas, A. D., Throop, H. L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S., Undrakhbold, S., Val, J., Valkó, O., Velbert, F., Wamiti, W., Wang, L., Wang, D., Wardle, G. M., Wolff, P., Yahdjian, L., Yari, R., Zaady, E., Zeberio, J. M., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. & Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Aug 22 2024, In: Nature. 632, 8026, p. 808-814 7 p.

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    7 Scopus citations

  • Vulnerability of mineral-associated soil organic carbon to climate across global drylands

    Díaz-Martínez, P., Maestre, F. T., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Eldridge, D. J., Saiz, H., Gross, N., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Guirado, E., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Asensio, S., Berdugo, M., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Mendoza, B. J., García-Gil, J. C., Zaccone, C. & Panettieri, M. & 107 others, García-Palacios, P., Fan, W., Benavente-Ferraces, I., Rey, A., Eisenhauer, N., Cesarz, S., Abedi, M., Ahumada, R. J., Alcántara, J. M., Amghar, F., Aramayo, V., Arroyo, A. I., Bahalkeh, K., Ben Salem, F., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M. A., Bran, D., Branquinho, C., Bu, C., Cáceres, Y., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A. P., Castro, I., Castro-Quezada, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A. A., Currier, C. M., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Deák, B., Dickman, C. R., Donoso, D. A., Dougill, A. J., Durán, J., Ejtehadi, H., Espinosa, C., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Fraser, L. H., Gaitán, J. J., Gusman Montalván, E., Hernández-Hernández, R. M., von Hessberg, A., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Hughes, F. M., Jadán-Maza, O., Geissler, K., Jentsch, A., Ju, M., Kaseke, K. F., Kindermann, L., Koopman, J. E., Le Roux, P. C., Liancourt, P., Linstädter, A., Liu, J., Louw, M. A., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T. P., Issa, O. M., Marais, E., Margerie, P., Mazaneda, A. J., McClaran, M. P., Messeder, J. V. S., Mora, J. P., Moreno, G., Munson, S. M., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G. R., Osborne, B., Peter, G., Pueyo, Y., Quiroga, R. E., Reed, S. C., Reyes, V. M., Rodríguez, A., Ruppert, J. C., Sala, O., Salah, A., Sebei, J., Sloan, M., Solongo, S., Stavi, I., Stephens, C. R. A., Teixido, A. L., Thomas, A. D., Throop, H. L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S., Val, J., Valko, O., van den Brink, L., Velbert, F., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wardle, G. M., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E., Zeberio, J. M., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X. & Plaza, C., Sep 2024, In: Nature Climate Change. 14, 9, p. 976-982 7 p.

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    3 Scopus citations
  • 2023

    Biocrusts protect the Great Wall of China from erosion

    Cao, Y., Bowker, M. A., Delgado-Baquerizo, M. & Xiao, B., Dec 2023, In: Science Advances. 9, 49, eadk5892.

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    18 Scopus citations

  • Cultivating Resilience in Dryland Soils: An Assisted Migration Approach to Biological Soil Crust Restoration

    Jech, S. D., Day, N., Barger, N. N., Antoninka, A., Bowker, M. A., Reed, S. & Tucker, C., Oct 2023, In: Microorganisms. 11, 10, 2570.

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    2 Scopus citations

  • Mapping biocrust distribution in China's drylands under changing climate

    Qiu, D., Bowker, M. A., Xiao, B., Zhao, Y., Zhou, X. & Li, X., Dec 20 2023, In: Science of the Total Environment. 905, 167211.

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    25 Scopus citations

  • Moss establishment in restoration: The role of moss production method and short-term benefits of abscisic acid

    Bowker, M. A., Doherty, K. D., Grover, H. S., Antoninka, A. J., Durham, R. A. & Ramsey, P., Aug 30 2023, In: Land Degradation and Development. 34, 14, p. 4320-4327 8 p.

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    3 Scopus citations

  • Transferred communities of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal persist in novel climates and soils

    Janoušková, M., Remke, M., Johnson, N. C., Blažková, A., Rydlová, J., Kolaříková, Z. & Bowker, M. A., Dec 2023, In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 187, 109190.

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    2 Scopus citations
  • 2022

    Biocrust impacts on dryland soil water balance: A path toward the whole picture

    Li, S., Bowker, M. A. & Xiao, B., Nov 2022, In: Global change biology. 28, 21, p. 6462-6481 20 p.

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    24 Scopus citations

  • Biocrusts Influence Vascular Plant Community Development, Promoting Native Plant Dominance

    Bowker, M. A., Doherty, K. D., Antoninka, A. J., Ramsey, P. W., DuPre, M. E. & Durham, R. A., Mar 1 2022, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 10, 840324.

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    23 Scopus citations

  • Effects of moss biocrusts on near-surface soil moisture are underestimated in drylands: Insights from a heat-pulse soil moisture sensor

    Li, S., Bowker, M. A., Chamizo, S. & Xiao, B., May 1 2022, In: Geoderma. 413, 115763.

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    12 Scopus citations

  • Genotypic confirmation of a biased phenotypic sex ratio in a dryland moss using restriction fragment length polymorphisms

    Ekwealor, J. T. B., Benjamin, S. D., Jomsky, J. Z., Bowker, M. A., Stark, L. R., McLetchie, D. N., Mishler, B. D. & Fisher, K. M., Mar 1 2022, In: Applications in Plant Sciences. 10, 2, e11467.

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    6 Scopus citations

  • Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands

    Maestre, F. T., Le Bagousse-Pinguet, Y., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Eldridge, D. J., Saiz, H., Berdugo, M., Gozalo, B., Ochoa, V., Guirado, E., García-Gómez, M., Valencia, E., Gaitán, J. J., Asensio, S., Mendoza, B. J., Plaza, C., Díaz-Martínez, P., Rey, A., Hu, H. W., He, J. Z. & Wang, J. T. & 111 others, Lehmann, A., Rillig, M. C., Cesarz, S., Eisenhauer, N., Martínez-Valderrama, J., Moreno-Jiménez, E., Sala, O., Abedi, M., Ahmadian, N., Alados, C. L., Aramayo, V., Amghar, F., Arredondo, T., Ahumada, R. J., Bahalkeh, K., Salem, F. B., Blaum, N., Boldgiv, B., Bowker, M. A., Bran, D., Bu, C., Canessa, R., Castillo-Monroy, A. P., Castro, H., Castro, I., Castro-Quezada, P., Chibani, R., Conceição, A. A., Currier, C. M., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Deák, B., Donoso, D. A., Dougill, A. J., Durán, J., Erdenetsetseg, B., Espinosa, C. I., Fajardo, A., Farzam, M., Ferrante, D., Frank, A. S. K., Fraser, L. H., Gherardi, L. A., Greenville, A. C., Guerra, C. A., Gusmán-Montalvan, E., Hernández-Hernández, R. M., Hölzel, N., Huber-Sannwald, E., Hughes, F. M., Jadán-Maza, O., Jeltsch, F., Jentsch, A., Kaseke, K. F., Köbel, M., Koopman, J. E., Leder, C. V., Linstädter, A., le Roux, P. C., Li, X., Liancourt, P., Liu, J., Louw, M. A., Maggs-Kölling, G., Makhalanyane, T. P., Issa, O. M., Manzaneda, A. J., Marais, E., Mora, J. P., Moreno, G., Munson, S. M., Nunes, A., Oliva, G., Oñatibia, G. R., Peter, G., Pivari, M. O. D., Pueyo, Y., Emiliano Quiroga, R., Rahmanian, S., Reed, S. C., Rey, P. J., Richard, B., Rodríguez, A., Rolo, V., Rubalcaba, J. G., Ruppert, J. C., Salah, A., Schuchardt, M. A., Spann, S., Stavi, I., Stephens, C. R. A., Swemmer, A. M., Teixido, A. L., Thomas, A. D., Throop, H. L., Tielbörger, K., Travers, S., Val, J., Valkó, O., van den Brink, L., Ayuso, S. V., Velbert, F., Wamiti, W., Wang, D., Wang, L., Wardle, G. M., Yahdjian, L., Zaady, E., Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Singh, B. K. & Gross, N., Nov 25 2022, In: Science. 378, 6622, p. 915-920 6 p.

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    151 Scopus citations

  • Habitat Type Affects Elevational Patterns in Ground-dwelling Arthropod Communities

    Uhey, D. A., Bowker, M. A., Haubensak, K. A., Auty, D., Vissa, S. & Hofstetter, R. W., Jul 1 2022, In: Journal of Insect Science. 22, 4, 9.

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    3 Scopus citations

  • Impacts of moss-dominated biocrusts on rainwater infiltration, vertical water flow, and surface soil evaporation in drylands

    Li, S., Bowker, M. A. & Xiao, B., Sep 2022, In: Journal of Hydrology. 612, 128176.

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    18 Scopus citations

  • Responses of Biocrust and Associated Soil Bacteria to Novel Climates Are Not Tightly Coupled

    Antoninka, A., Chuckran, P. F., Mau, R. L., Slate, M. L., Mishler, B. D., Oliver, M. J., Coe, K. K., Stark, L. R., Fisher, K. M. & Bowker, M. A., Apr 28 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 821860.

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    6 Scopus citations

  • Soil-atmosphere fluxes of CO2, CH4, and N2O across an experimentally-grown, successional gradient of biocrust community types

    Richardson, A. D., Kong, G. V., Taylor, K. M., Le Moine, J. M., Bowker, M. A., Barber, J. J., Basler, D., Carbone, M. S., Hayer, M., Koch, G. W., Salvatore, M. R., Sonnemaker, A. W. & Trilling, D. E., Sep 26 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 979825.

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  • Sympatric soil biota mitigate a warmer-drier climate for Bouteloua gracilis

    Remke, M. J., Johnson, N. C. & Bowker, M. A., Nov 2022, In: Global change biology. 28, 21, p. 6280-6292 13 p.

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    13 Scopus citations

  • What is a biocrust? A refined, contemporary definition for a broadening research community

    Weber, B., Belnap, J., Büdel, B., Antoninka, A. J., Barger, N. N., Chaudhary, V. B., Darrouzet-Nardi, A., Eldridge, D. J., Faist, A. M., Ferrenberg, S., Havrilla, C. A., Huber-Sannwald, E., Malam Issa, O., Maestre, F. T., Reed, S. C., Rodriguez-Caballero, E., Tucker, C., Young, K. E., Zhang, Y. & Zhao, Y. & 2 others, Zhou, X. & Bowker, M. A., Oct 2022, In: Biological Reviews. 97, 5, p. 1768-1785 18 p.

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    177 Scopus citations