Southwest Biological Science Center USGS Canyonlands Research Station, USGS
This USGS Canyonlands Research Station web page provides links related to biological soil crusts. The links include Soils/Biological Soil Crusts, Biological Soil Crusts - Webs of Life in the Desert (PDF), Educational Resources, Lichens, and Bryophytes. In addition, the site provides links to other Canyonlands Research Station web pages on biological soil crusts including Crusts 101: an introduction to biological soil crusts, an advanced page with a downloadable 90-page report on soil crusts, references, the Canyon Country Ecosystems Research Site (CCERS), and other related links.
Subject: Biology:Ecology:Biofilms, Biology:Microbiology, Ecology:Metabolism Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Bibliography Grade Level: Informal, General Public, Graduate/Professional, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12) Extreme Environments: Anhydrous
