Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems

Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems

Dust is an important nutrient source to landscapes, but often the source of dust is poorly constrained. Here, the authors quantify the origin of different dust sources in the Sierra Nevada by analysing dust composition and suggest exogenic dust may drive nutrient budgets in montane ecosystems.

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Main Authors: S. M. Aciego, C. S. Riebe, S. C. Hart, M. A. Blakowski, C. J. Carey, S. M. Aarons, N. C. Dove, J. K. Botthoff, K. W. W. Sims, E. L. Aronson
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14800
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spelling doaj-f9d765019b154c419b3ffa69c704a38f2021-05-11T07:55:17ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-03-018111010.1038/ncomms14800Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystemsS. M. Aciego0C. S. Riebe1S. C. Hart2M. A. Blakowski3C. J. Carey4S. M. Aarons5N. C. Dove6J. K. Botthoff7K. W. W. Sims8E. L. Aronson9Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of MichiganDepartment of Geology & Geophysics, University of WyomingDepartment of Life & Environmental Sciences and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of MichiganDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of MichiganDepartment of Life & Environmental Sciences and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of CaliforniaCenter for Conservation Biology, University of CaliforniaDepartment of Geology & Geophysics, University of WyomingDepartment of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of CaliforniaDust is an important nutrient source to landscapes, but often the source of dust is poorly constrained. Here, the authors quantify the origin of different dust sources in the Sierra Nevada by analysing dust composition and suggest exogenic dust may drive nutrient budgets in montane ecosystems.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14800
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author S. M. Aciego
C. S. Riebe
S. C. Hart
M. A. Blakowski
C. J. Carey
S. M. Aarons
N. C. Dove
J. K. Botthoff
K. W. W. Sims
E. L. Aronson
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C. S. Riebe
S. C. Hart
M. A. Blakowski
C. J. Carey
S. M. Aarons
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J. K. Botthoff
K. W. W. Sims
E. L. Aronson
Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems
Nature Communications
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C. S. Riebe
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K. W. W. Sims
E. L. Aronson
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title Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems
title_short Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems
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description Dust is an important nutrient source to landscapes, but often the source of dust is poorly constrained. Here, the authors quantify the origin of different dust sources in the Sierra Nevada by analysing dust composition and suggest exogenic dust may drive nutrient budgets in montane ecosystems.
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