A research team led by Prof. Li Yuqiang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered the mechanisms behind the formation of self-organized Turing patterns in biocrusts. This self-organizing ability of biocrusts has significant implications for ecosystem functions and the resilience of dryland ecosystems. Their findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on July 21.
How biocrusts form self-organized patterns and potentially influence dryland ecosystem functioning
