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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Apr 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Arid Environ. 2011 Dec 1;75(12):1282–1291. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.12.008

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Examples of Spanish semi-arid shrublands (A) and steppes (B), showing the dominance of biological soil crusts (BSCs) in plant interspaces. Close-up views of gypsum and calcareous BSC communities are shown in C) and D), respectively. Partial views of ongoing climate change (E) and erosion (F) experiments focusing on BSCs. Photo credits: F. T. Maestre (A-E) and Y. Cantón (F).