Life in the upper crust

Peter D. Moore
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Peter D. Moore: Kings College

Nature, 1998, vol. 393, issue 6684, 419-420

Abstract: Although deserts appear to be barren landscapes, many organisms grow and thrive in the top millimetre or so of desert soil. A new study reveals that these organisms are uniquely adapted to the conditions of the deserts in which they live. For example, one lichen found in southern Utah requires a lot of water for maximal photosynthesis compared with lichens from the Negev desert in Israel. This is because, whereas lichens in the Negev get their water in small, frequent doses, from early-morning dew, lichens in Utah get water from the heavy showers that occur there.

Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.1038/30861

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