Biocrust
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Biological soil crust. countable, uncountable
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From bio- + crust.
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