Prioritizing conservation effort through the use of biological soil crusts as ecosystem function indicators in an arid region

Agriculture & Biology

• biological soil crusts 100%
• ecological function 75%
• arid zones 66%
• biodiversity 31%
• rare species 27%
• soil stabilization 20%
• monuments 18%
• prioritization 17%
• soil resources 17%
• degradation 15%
• functional diversity 15%
• water resources 14%
• carbon dioxide fixation 14%
• rangelands 14%
• arid lands 14%
• nitrogen fixation 13%
• plant communities 12%
• species richness 11%
• traps 11%
• ecosystems 9%
• carbon 8%
• nitrogen 7%
• habitats 7%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• soil crust 87%
• ecosystem function 67%
• arid region 67%
• indicator 38%
• rare species 18%
• biodiversity 17%
• soil stabilization 10%
• degradation 10%
• carbon fixation 10%
• nitrogen fixation 9%
• soil resource 9%
• rangeland 9%
• prioritization 9%
• monument 8%
• plant community 7%
• soil surface 7%
• species richness 6%
• water resource 6%
• habitat 5%