J. M. Ponzetti, B. McCune and D. A. Pyke 2007: Biotic soil crusts in relation to topography, cheatgrass and fire in the Columbia Basin, Washington. - The Bryologist110(4): 706-722. [RLL List # 209 / Rec.# 29696] Keywords: WASHINGTON/ SOIL CRUSTS/ SOIL LICHENS/ MICROBIOTIC CRUSTS/ COLUMBIA BASIN/ COMMUNITY COMPOSITION/ CHEATGRASS/ FIRE
Abstract: [Authors observed "good recovery of crusts following fire, but only in those areas dominated by perennial bunchgrasses. We interpret the resilience of the biotic soil crust, in this case, to the low abundance of cheatgrass, low amounts of soil disturbance and high moss cover."]