I work the research about stabilization of soil by Biological soil crust especially algae (Cyanobacteria and green algae)
Could anyone please help me about this topic soil stabilization using Algae.
I am working about biocrust to reduce water erosion I am thinking do you advise me with something
why dry condition give us more stability than wet condition if the soil covered with biological soil crust especially algae? In my opinion the stability should decrease due to lesser activity of microorganisms ?
what about the range of time after watering Which makes algae capable of live and stabilizer soil surface under dry condition?
I agree with you about better stabilization under dry season because of precipitate a lot of calcium carbonate CaCO3
Most of the algae are aquatic but some forms are present in different habitats. only few forms able to grow on soil, most of the aerophytic algae are cyanobacteria. I thinking that the Bryophytes and lichens are involving in the soil crust formation.
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