Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14800
Abstract: Dust provides ecosystem-sustaining nutrients to landscapes underlain by intensively weathered soils. Here we show that dust may also be crucial in montane forest ecosystems, dominating nutrient budgets despite continuous replacement of depleted soils with fresh… read more here.
Keywords: montane forest; dust; dust outpaces; forest ecosystems ... See more keywords