Biocrusts: Your allies for healthy grazing systems

Biocrusts: Your allies for healthy grazing systems

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A person holding up a large piece of biocrust in two hands.
Biocrust in the wet season (Jaidyn Eastaughffe)

You may have noticed these unassuming crusts on the ground, but did you know they play a crucial role in soil health?

These are biocrusts! Often overlooked between grass plants but essential components of the ecosystem. Recent research highlights their benefits, especially in grazing systems.

Learn how managing biocrusts can positively impact your land in this fact sheet by Southern Queensland Landscapes.

For more information about biocrusts visit Boosting natural regeneration of the nitrogen capital in grazing lands (Biocrusts project).

Learn how managing biocrusts can positively impact your land in this fact sheet prepared by Southern Queensland Landscapes as part of the GrazingFutures Livestock Business Resilience project.

GF-LBR_Biocrusts-fact-sheet_SQL_2025.pdf

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Date published:

May 29, 2025

Date reviewed:

June 3, 2025
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