biocrust

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English

Etymology

From bio- +‎ crust.

Noun

biocrust (countable and uncountable, plural biocrusts)

  1. Biological soil crust.
    • 2015 August 1, “Key Factors Influencing Rapid Development of Potentially Dune-Stabilizing Moss-Dominated Crusts”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Chlorophyll a and exopolysaccharide were used as indicators of the photoautotrophic activity of the biocrust organisms (moss or cyanobacteria) and conditions for moss-dominated crusts development.

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