A cross-section of biocrust (IMAGE)

Penn State

A cross-section of biocrust

Caption

A cross-section of biocrust taken by confocal scanning laser microscopy. Soil particles are visible as various shades of gray, while the bundles of cyanobacterial filaments (fluorescent red) are situated between them.

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Penn State

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