Biocrust

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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

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"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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