Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems

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

doi:10.1038/ncomms14800

Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

Dust outpaces bedrock in nutrient supply to montane forest ecosystems

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

Affiliations

S. M. Aciego: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
C. S. Riebe: Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming
S. C. Hart: Department of Life & Environmental Sciences and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California
M. A. Blakowski: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
C. J. Carey: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California
S. M. Aarons: Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Michigan
N. C. Dove: Department of Life & Environmental Sciences and the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, University of California
J. K. Botthoff: Center for Conservation Biology, University of California
K. W. W. Sims: Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming
E. L. Aronson: Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, University of California

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14800
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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