tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post712972997916598947..comments2024-03-28T00:15:16.769-07:00Comments on Mojave Desert Blog: Respect the Soil CrustShaun G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17039896758011526968noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-59885795333610634382012-07-28T15:18:12.031-07:002012-07-28T15:18:12.031-07:00Thank you, Timeless! I am by no means an expert o...Thank you, Timeless! I am by no means an expert on these things, which probably makes me more enamored with the people that are...such as people with an entire website devoted to soil crusts! awesome.Shaun G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11159489323411557107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5311929704697522769.post-92006692200223422582012-07-25T14:34:14.931-07:002012-07-25T14:34:14.931-07:00I've written a couple of articles on Biologica...I've written a couple of articles on Biological Soil Crusts sometime back. One of them I referenced Sweden, even though by Soil Crust definition technicalities Sweden would be considered as having Biological Soil Crusts which are consdered by definition only a Dryland Phenomena. Yet the very same componants and mechanisms work here as well and to the reader they more fully illustrate just what the various bacteria, fungus and Lichens actually do for the environment no matter where it may be located.<br /><br />Here are a couple of links you should bookmark:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.soilcrust.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.soilcrust.org/</a><br /><br /><a href="http://geodermatophilia.blogspot.se/" rel="nofollow">http://geodermatophilia.blogspot.se/</a><br /><br />And also this interesting site where there is a company attempting to repair biological soil crust damage with their products. The Company is called TerraDerm.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.terraderm.org/index.html" rel="nofollow">TerraDerm Technology - Restoring Soils on a Global Scale </a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />--Chaparral Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618976919417073750noreply@blogger.com