Cryptobiotic crusts are featured in this web page, with discussion on cryptobiotic communities, cyanobacteria, and other organisms that comprise this environment. The site provides numerous images of cryptobiotic soil and its inhabiting microorganisms. In addition, this site provides links to a wealth of information on deserts including regions of deserts, organisms found in deserts, and selected deserts in the world.
Subject: Biology, Ecology:Metabolism, Biology:Microbiology Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Pedagogic Resources:Overview/Summary Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16), Graduate/Professional, Informal, General Public Extreme Environments: AnhydrousKeywords: lichens, heterocysts, desert varnish
