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Cryptobiotic soil is a biological soil crust composed of living cyanobacteria, green algae, brown algae, fungi, lichens, and/or mosses. Commonly found in arid regions around the world, cryptobiotic soils go by many names, including cryptogamic, microbiotic, or microphytic soils or crusts. Soil crusts are important members of desert ecosystems and contribute to the well-being of other plants by stabilizing sand and dirt, promoting moisture retention, and fixing atmospheric nitrogen. Source en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptobiotic_soil

This is at Pothole Point, Needles District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah, USA

A Field Guide to Biological Soil Crusts of Western U.S. Drylands: Common Lichens and Bryophytes By Roger Rosentreter, Ph.D., Matthew Bowker, Ph.D., Jayne Belnap, Ph.D.

An Introduction to Biological Soil Crusts from soicrust.org

Biological Soil Crust from Canyonlands National Park Service

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Camera location38° 10′ 32.61″ N, 109° 48′ 18.93″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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