COS 10 - 
		Ecosystem Function 1
	
		
			
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
		
	
	
	
		
	
	
	
	
	
	
	
	 
	
	
	
	
	
		Biocrusts are the most influential soil surface stabilizing force in drylands
		
			
				
Matthew Bowker, Northern Arizona University; 
			
				
Bala Chaudhary, DePaul University; 
			
				
Anita Antoninka, Northern Arizona University; 
			
				
Kristina E. Young, University of Texas at El Paso; 
			
				
Scott Ferrenberg, New Mexico State University; 
			
				
Colin Tucker, US Forest Service; 
			
				
Fernando T. Maestre, Universidad de Alicante; 
			
				
Emilio Rodriguez-Caballero, Universidad de Almería; 
			
				
Nichole N. Barger, University of Colorado Boulder; 
			
				
Jayne Belnap, U.S. Geological Survey; 
			
				
Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi, University of Texas at El Paso; 
			
				
David J. Eldridge, University of New South Wales; 
			
				
Akasha Faist, New Mexico State University; 
			
				
Caroline A. Havrilla, U.S. Geological Survey; 
			
				
Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica, A.C.; 
			
				
Oumarou Malam Issa, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement; 
			
				
Sasha Reed, U.S. Geological Survey; 
			
				
Bettina Weber, University of Graz; 
			
				
Yunge Zhao, Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University; 
			
				
Yuanming Zhang, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 
			
				
Xiaobing Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences; 
			
				
Michael Duniway, U.S. Geological Survey; 
			
				
Mark E. Miller, National Park Service; 
			
				
Matthew Van Skoyoc, National Park Service; 
			
				
Juan José Gaitán, INTA; 
			
				
Gabrial Oliva, INTA; 
			
				
Virginia Massara, INTA; 
			
				
German Cariac, INTA