Transport of biologically important nutrients by wind in an eroding cold desert

Aeolian Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 17-27

  Sankey, Joel B ^d   Germino, Matthew J ^a,c   Benner, Shawn G ^b   Glenn, Nancy F ^c   Hoover, Amber N ^c  

^a FOREST AND RANGELAND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Fire; Nutrients; Sagebrush steppe; Water; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

COLD REGION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEPOSITION; DESERT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; NUTRIENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHRUBLAND; STEPPE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; WILDFIRE; WIND EROSION;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 84869093924     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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