Effect of biological soil crusts on seed germination and growth of an exotic and two native plant species in an arid ecosystem

• Guang Song,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliations Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

  http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3034-0690

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• Xinrong Li ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology

  * E-mail: Lxinrong@lzb.ac.cn

  Affiliation Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, China

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• Rong Hui

  Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Shapotou Desert Research and Experimental Station, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Science, Lanzhou, China

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