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text: This is an arid biocrust which was obtained from Avdat (30°47′ N 34°45′ E) - an elevated hilly region (∼800 m a s l) with mean annual precipitation (P) of ∼90 mm and potential evapotranspiration (PET) of ∼1700 mm yr−1 giving it an aridity index (AIU = P/ P ET ) of 0.053. The soil is an alkaline (pH ∼8.5) calcareous silt-loam

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