Fungal co-inoculation enhances drought tolerance and soil functioning during cyanobacterial biological soil crust development
Background Soil moisture availability strongly constrains the establishment of cyanobacteria-based biological soil crusts (BSCs). This study investigated whether fungal co-inoculation could improve drought tolerance during biocrust development. Methods Cyanobacterial crusts (C) and cyanobacterial-fungal composite crust...