Biocrust functional traits reinforce runon-runoff patchiness in drylands

Spatial patchiness in resources is a pervasive feature of drylands worldwide. This patchiness manifests itself as two distinct geomorphic zones that are characterised by the loss (runoff) or gain (runon) of resources such as water, seed and organic matter. Most studies have examined how vascular plants vary across these two distinct zones, but there are few studies of the non-vascular components of these patterned landscapes. We examined the...