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Running title: Biocrust community effects after experimental drought
Key words: biological soil crusts, diversity, ecosystem stability, drought, drylands, global change.
Type of article: Letters
Number of words in the abstract: 146 words
Number of words in the main text: 4625 words
Number of references: 68 references
Number of figures: 3
Number of tables: 2
Corresponding author: MarĂ­a Cristina Rengifo Faiffer, +51 989 126 115, mcr335@nau.edu