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Identifying social–ecological gaps to promote biocrust conservation actions
María D. López-Rodríguez
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Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de
Catalunya, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, Castelldefels, Barcelona, 08860, Spain
Sonia Chamizo
Agronomy Department, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento
s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain
Centro de Investigación de Colecciones Científicas de la
Universidad de Almería (CECOUAL), Almería, Spain
Yolanda Cantón
Agronomy Department, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento
s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain
Centro de Investigación de Colecciones Científicas de la
Universidad de Almería (CECOUAL), Almería, Spain
Agronomy Department, University of Almería, Ctra. Sacramento
s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain
Centro de Investigación de Colecciones Científicas de la
Universidad de Almería (CECOUAL), Almería, Spain
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Short summary
Biocrusts are a key component in Spanish drylands, where their ecological relevance has been widely studied. However, by doing a literature review, we found that the social dimension of their role still remains unexplored. This may hinder biocrusts and their benefits from being known and understood by the policy community and the general public. Thus, we identified social–ecological knowledge gaps and proposed new research areas that need to be addressed to advance towards biocrust conservation.
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