Summer and autumn photosynthetic activity in High Arctic biological soil crusts and their winter recovery
The biocrusts can remain active for extended periods and provide carbon fixation during times when tundra plants primarily engage in respiration, making them very important for the polar environment.
Authors
- Ekaterina Pushkareva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7200-1681)
- Jana Kvíderová (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5700-477X)
- Josef Elster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4535-5636)
- Burkhard Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7965-1396)
- Eva Hejduková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1967-0253)
Institutions
- University of Cologne (DE)
- Charles University (CZ)
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (CZ)
- Institute of Botany of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Botany (AM)
- University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (CZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1684649
- Primary Topic
- Polar Research and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00