Fungal friends and 'foes'

Read about biocrusts -complex communities of fungi, algae and more- and soil stability, and see featured reasearch on fungi and global change

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  • B. E. McNellis
  • S. C. Reed
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    • Stefan Dullinger
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    • M. L. Phillips
    • B. E. McNellis
    • S. C. Reed
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    • Mark S. Handcock
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    • Emmanuel Hanert
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    • Hao Wang
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