April 9, 2024 Bethany, J., A. Giraldo-Silva, C. Nelson, N. N. Barger and F. Garcia-Pichel. 2019. Optimizing the production of nursery-based biological soil crusts for restoration of arid land soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85(15):e00735-19. Home » Bethany, J., A. Giraldo-Silva, C. Nelson, N. N. Barger and F. Garcia-Pichel. 2019. Optimizing the production of nursery-based biological soil crusts for restoration of arid land soils. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 85(15):e00735-19.