Dust as a nutrient source for fynbos ecosystems, South Africa

Ecosystems

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 550-561

  Soderberg, Keir ^a,b   Compton, John S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Dust; Fynbos; Nutrient cycling; Pb isotopes; Soil geochemistry; South Africa; Sr isotopes

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIODIVERSITY; DUST; FYNBOS; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MASS BALANCE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEA SALT;

AFRICA; BOONTJIES RIVER; CEDERBERG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 34648833787     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-007-9032-0     Document Type: Article

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