Open AccessTrans-Atlantic Dusts May Not Enrich Amazon as Much as Thought
Author(s) -
David Shultz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo148990
Subject(s) - amazon rainforest , earth science , astrobiology , geography , geology , biology , ecology
New research indicates that nutrient loads delivered to South American ecosystems by dust originating in Africa are far lower than suggested in previous studies.