Abstract
Chlorophyll a and b analyses of cryptobiotic crusts from burned and unburned sites on the Snake River plain provided an estimate of crust recovery. In less than 3 years, chlorophyll a levels were approximately 50% of the unburned reference site. Chlorophyll a/b ratios indicated that the biotic composition of the recovering cryptobiotic crust consisted largely of eukaryotic algae and bryophytes.
Recommended Citation
Rychert, Robert C.
(2002)
"Assessment of cryptobiotic crust recovery,"
Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 62:
No.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol62/iss2/11
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