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SUBMITTER: Jung P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7578742 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jung Patrick P Baumann Karen K Emrich Dina D Springer Armin A Felde Vincent J M N L VJMNL Dultz Stefan S Baum Christel C Frank Marcus M Büdel Burkhard B Leinweber Peter P
iScience 20201007 11
Bioweathering mediated by microorganisms plays a significant role in biogeochemical cycles on global scales over geological timescales. Single processes induced by specific taxa have been described but could rarely be demonstrated for complex communities that dominate whole landscapes. The recently discovered <i>grit crust</i> of the coastal Atacama Desert, which is a transitional community between a cryptogamic ground cover and a rock-bound lithic assemblage, offers the unique chance to elucida ...[more]