Eldridge DJ, Semple WS and Koen TB (2000) Dynamics of
Cryptogam Soil Crusts in a Derived Grassland in Southeastern Australia.
Cryptogam species range from generalists to specialists in terms of habitat preferences (McCune and Geiser, 1997;
Cryptogams (mosses, lichens, liverworts) are abundant in the pastures and appear to make a substantial contribution to surface soil protection.
Frequencies of forbs ([F.sub.(1,57)] = 11.20, P = 0.002) and
cryptogam crusts ([F.sub.(1,57)] = 126.90, P [less than] 0.001) were greater in lightly than heavily grazed areas.
In
cryptogam tundra, the peat is the result of the growth and accumulation of bryophytes together with cyanobacteria, algae, diatoms, and, occasionally, lichens.
Generally, expectations are that, at equilibrium, the ratio of the erosion rates for
cryptogam covered and completely bare soil surfaces ([C.sub.r]) should be given by the equation:
Myco-photobiontal selection in a Mediterranean
cryptogam community with Fulgensia fulgida New Phytologist 153:317-326.
Cryptogam cover and physical and micromorphological properties.
Cryptogam species composition on decaying logs in the Duke Forest (North Carolina, USA; 36 [degrees] N, 79 [degrees] W) appears to be strongly related to the species of the log and to the presence or absence of bark (S.
The floristic diversity and cover of mosses, cyanobacteria, fungi, and lichens are considerably greater than those of the vascular species, but
cryptogam distribution is largely restricted to sites of higher moisture availability (Bliss et al.
shallow-soil openings with herbaceous and
cryptogam plant communities in