Abstract
In contrast to the African continent with the transcontinental Saharan Desert, desert regions in South America are restricted to a strip along the western coast of the subcontinent. In common with the African continent, the South American subcontinent has large savanna and grassland biomes. Thus, climatic and edaphic conditions of large areas seem to be well suited for the development of a rich terrestrial cryptogamic vegetation. However, only a few reports are available dealing with the presence, composition, and ecology of biological soil crusts in the different biomes of South America.
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Büdel, B. (2001). Biological Soil Crusts of South America. In: Belnap, J., Lange, O.L. (eds) Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management. Ecological Studies, vol 150. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56475-8_3
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