Late Quaternary eolian dust in surficial deposits of a Colorado Plateau grassland: Controls on distribution and ecologic effects

Catena

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 251-266

  Reynolds, Richard L ^a   Reheis, Marith C ^a   Neff, Jason C ^a,b   Goldstein, Harland ^a   Yount, James ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado Plateau; Dunes; Eolian dust; Late Quaternary; Paleosol; Soil formation; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

DUNE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRASSLAND; HOLOCENE; PALEOSOL; PALEOZOIC; PLEISTOCENE; SANDSTONE; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUB; SOIL NUTRIENT;

COLORADO PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33744945525     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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