Experimental evidence of a biological soil crust degradation climate warming amplification feedback.

Smith WK, Villarreal ML, Lauria C, Rutherford WA, Herrmann S, Scholl V, Howell A, Javadian M, Ji F, Zhang F, Burgess MA, Kokaly R, Poulter B, Reed SC

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DOI: 10.1038/s43247-026-03874-5
Published: 2026
Container: Communications earth & environment
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@article{allodium:10.1038/s43247-026-03874-5,
  title = {Experimental evidence of a biological soil crust degradation climate warming amplification feedback.},
  author = {Smith WK and Villarreal ML and Lauria C and Rutherford WA and Herrmann S and Scholl V and Howell A and Javadian M and Ji F and Zhang F and Burgess MA and Kokaly R and Poulter B and Reed SC},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Communications earth \& environment},
  doi = {10.1038/s43247-026-03874-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03874-5}
}

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TI  - Experimental evidence of a biological soil crust degradation climate warming amplification feedback.
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AU  - Villarreal ML
AU  - Lauria C
AU  - Rutherford WA
AU  - Herrmann S
AU  - Scholl V
AU  - Howell A
AU  - Javadian M
AU  - Ji F
AU  - Zhang F
AU  - Burgess MA
AU  - Kokaly R
AU  - Poulter B
AU  - Reed SC
PY  - 2026
JO  - Communications earth & environment
DO  - 10.1038/s43247-026-03874-5
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WK, S., ML, V., C, L., WA, R., S, H., V, S., A, H., M, J., F, J., F, Z., MA, B., R, K., B, P., & SC, R. (2026). Experimental evidence of a biological soil crust degradation climate warming amplification feedback.. Communications earth & environment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-03874-5

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