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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-21-65-2021
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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Review article
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13 Apr 2021
Review article |  | 13 Apr 2021

Drought-tolerant cyanobacteria and mosses as biotechnological tools to attain land degradation neutrality

Alessandra Adessi, Roberto De Philippis, and Federico Rossi

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Biocrusts are associations among drought-tolerant organisms and are crucial for maintaining the steady state of ecosystems subjected to high environmental stresses. The elaboration of sustainable plans for their preservation, restoration, and spreading is a recent strategy to combat land degradation and desertification. This review highlights the most relevant achievements and the critical points still open for the biotechnological application of cyanobacteria and mosses to soil restoration.
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