Life Under Quartz (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Life Under Quartz

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In the Mojave Desert, a translucent quartz rock keeps the soil moist, the moss green and cuts the intensity of sunlight. Nearby moss shrivels and turns black in the dry air and intense desert sun. The moss species is Syntrichia caninervis.

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Kirsten Fisher. CSU-Los Angeles

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