Atmospheric mineral dust in dryland ecosystems: Applications of environmental magnetism

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages

  Reynolds, Richard L ^a   Goldstein, Harland L ^a   Miller, Mark E ^b,c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry lands; Environmental magnetism; Invasive plant species; Magnetite; Mineral dust; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; DUST; FERTILIZERS; IRON ORES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETISM; MAGNETITE; PLANTS (BOTANY); SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICATE MINERALS; SOILS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DEPOSITS;

DRY LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MAGNETISM; INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES; MINERAL DUST; SOIL FERTILITY;

SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

DEPOSITION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MESOZOIC; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOZOIC; REMANENT MAGNETIZATION; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL FERTILITY; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

COLORADO PLATEAU; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961126839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003103     Document Type: Article

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