Biocrust-covered soil C fluxes.xlsx

Here, we measure C fluxes to examine C dynamics in a stable-state coexistence of <i>Artemisia ordosica</i> and cyanobacterial-moss biocrusts in a semiarid dryland ecosystem. The influence of the shrub canopy on C exchange was determined through comparing C fluxes under the canopy to those in areas where the canopy was recently removed but the roots were retained.