biocrust

English

Etymology

bio- +‎ crust

Noun

biocrust (plural biocrusts)

1. biological soil crust
   • 2015 August 1, “Key Factors Influencing Rapid Development of Potentially Dune-Stabilizing Moss-Dominated Crusts”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Chlorophyll a and exopolysaccharide were used as indicators of the photoautotrophic activity of the biocrust organisms (moss or cyanobacteria) [29 ] and conditions for moss-dominated crusts development [30 ].

Derived terms

• biocrusted