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Outstanding in the Field - Episode 9 artwork. Scientist in the field studying biocrusts.

USGS Outstanding in the Field: Biocrusts (Ep. 9)

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Biocrust

Biocrust

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Biocrust

Biocrust

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Photo of biocrust

Biocrust

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Drone's eye view of a USGS remote pilot during a biocrust mission near Moab, UT

Mapping biocrust with UAS technology in Moab, Utah

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Biocrust filaments

Biocrust filaments

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image of a biocrust (soil) with blurred trees in the background

Biocrust Dominated by Cyanobacteria

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Biological soil crusts with lichens, mosses, and cyanobacteria

Can ruderal components of biocrust (mosses and cyanobacteria) be maintained under increasing threats of drought, grazing and feral horses?

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A photo of a USGS collecting biocrust data

Collecting Biocrust Cover Data

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image of publications layered on a wooden table

Season of grazing interacts with soil texture, selecting for associations of biocrust morphogroups

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Biocrusts with lichen

Biocrusts with lichen

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Biocrusts on soil surface, Utah

Biocrusts, Utah

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a sagebrush landscape with Phlox sp. growing on intact biological soil crusts

Abundant Biocrust and Phlox in Sagebrush Landscape

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Photo of Biocrust outdoor testing plots

Biocrust outdoor testing plots

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Photo of biocrust outdoor testing plots.

Biocrust outdoor testing plots.

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Photo of outdoor testing plots where biocrusts were exposed to different warming and precipitation factors over time.

Biocrust outdoor testing plots

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Photo of footprint damage to biocrusts.

Footprint damage to biocrusts

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Biocrust survey, Utah

Biocrust survey, Utah

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Biocrusts with mosses, Utah

Biocrusts with mosses, Utah

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Biocrusts with lichen, Utah

Biocrusts and lichen, Utah

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Biocrust study site

Biocrust survey study site

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Close-up of moss, an important component of biocrusts

Close-up of moss, an important component of biocrusts

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Biocrust damage from vehicle

Biocrust damage from vehicle

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pen tip next to lichen

Close-up of biocrust - lichen

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Seedling germination in biocrust, Utah

Plant germination in biocrust, Utah

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Person taking data in grassland with biocrust

Biocrusts in healthy grassland data collection

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Biocrusts on the Colorado Plateau, Utah

Biocrusts, Utah, Colorado Plateau

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Lichen on rock, Moab, Utah

Lichen on rock, Moab, Utah - biocrust study

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image of publications layered on a wooden table

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

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Photo of mature, dark-colored biocrust

Dark-colored mature biocrust

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