@article{2a6e2f3b3a364164ad67b9733f06fb5e,
title = "Biocrusts: the living skin of the earth",
author = "Bowker, \{Matthew A.\} and Reed, \{Sasha C.\} and Maestre, \{Fernando T.\} and Eldridge, \{David J.\}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements The Biocrust 3 conference was supported by contributions from Northern Arizona University (School of Forestry, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability), the US Geological Survey, Brigham Young University (Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum), the Nature Conservancy{\textquoteright}s Canyonlands Research Center, the Soil Ecological Society, Northwest Lichenologists, the New Phytologist Trust, and Walz - Bay Instruments. Lara Schmit was instrumental in conference planning and logistics. Steve Fick provided helpful editorial comments on early drafts. We would also like to thank all attendees of Biocrust 3, and the contributors of papers to this special issue. Finally we thank all of the reviewers and Dr. Hans Lambers, the Editor-in-chief, and his team at PLSO for facilitating this special issue. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government. Funding Information: The Biocrust 3 conference was supported by contributions from Northern Arizona University (School of Forestry, Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research, College of Engineering, Forestry and Natural Sciences, Office of the Provost, Office of the Vice President for Research, School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability), the US Geological Survey, Brigham Young University (Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, Monte L. Bean Life Sciences Museum), the Nature Conservancy?s Canyonlands Research Center, the Soil Ecological Society, Northwest Lichenologists, the New Phytologist Trust, and Walz - Bay Instruments. Lara Schmit was instrumental in conference planning and logistics. Steve Fick provided helpful editorial comments on early drafts. We would also like to thank all attendees of Biocrust 3 , and the contributors of papers to this special issue. Finally we thank all of the reviewers and Dr. Hans Lambers, the Editor-in-chief, and his team at PLSO for facilitating this special issue. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.",
year = "2018",
month = aug,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s11104-018-3735-1",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "429",
journal = "Plant and Soil",
issn = "0032-079X",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
number = "1-2",
}