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Cyanobacterial diversity in biological soil crusts of the Negev/Israel
Cyanobacteria play an important role in the formation and primary activity of biological soil crusts (BSCs) occurring world-wide in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The cyanobacterial diversity in BSCs of the Negev Desert of Israel was surveyed at three different stations  along a humidity gradient in the years 2010 to 2012. The cyanobacterial biodiversity was analyzed using clone libraries harboring partial 16s rDNA sequences.
Cyanobacteria play an important role in the formation and primary activity of biological soil crusts (BSCs) occurring world-wide in arid and semi-arid ecosystems. The cyanobacterial diversity in BSCs of the Negev Desert of Israel was surveyed at three different stations  along a humidity gradient in the years 2010 to 2012. The cyanobacterial biodiversity was analyzed using clone libraries harboring partial 16s rDNA sequences.