Biological soil crust: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	microbiotic soil crust • cryptogamic soil crust • cryptobiotic soil crust

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biological soil crust

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Bacteria soil Algae microfungus Blue-green algae lichen moss Green algae living things virus plankton soil organism prokaryote Extremophile eukaryote benthos nekton multicellular organism plant

Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.

Ecosystems