Isolation of a significant fraction of non-phototroph diversity from a desert Biological Soil Crust
Biological Soil Crusts (BSCs) are organosedimentary assemblages comprised of microbes and minerals in topsoil of terrestrial environments.BSCs strongly impact soil B6 quality in dryland ecosystems (e.g., soil structure and nutrient yields) due to pioneer species such as Microcoleus vaginatus; phototrophs that produce filaments that bind the soil to