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Dust provenance and its role as a potential fertilizing agent for the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms ( IF 3.3 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-11 , DOI: 10.1002/esp.4840
Marc S. Humphries 1 , Claudia R. Benitez‐Nelson 2 , Michael Bizimis 2 , Timothy J. Ralph 3 , Zacchary T. Larkin 3 , Terence S. McCarthy 4
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Dust plays a globally important role in supplying biologically essential elements to landscapes underlain by nutrient‐poor substrates. Here we show that dust may play a significant role in sustaining productivity in the vast wetlands of the Okavango Delta in southern Africa, one of the world's richest biodiversity hotspots. Dust accumulates preferentially on tree‐covered islands in the seasonal swamps of the Delta, creating pockets of fine‐grained, nutrient‐rich material within the semi‐arid landscape of the Kalahari Desert. Strontium and neodymium isotopes reveal that this dust likely originates predominantly from the Makgadikgadi salt pans, located 300 km away, and contributes 10–80% of the fine‐grained material present in Okavango island soils. Surface material sourced from the Makgadikgadi Pans contains relatively high amounts of bioavailable phosphorus and iron, potentially influencing Okavango Delta biological productivity. We propose that long‐term ecosystem productivity and nutrient availability in the Okavango may be strongly mediated by regional dust inputs. Understanding the influence of dust deposition on nutrient loads and biogeochemical cycling is thus critical for predicting the response of the Okavango Delta to future changes in climate. We suggest that dust inputs may play a significant role in the supply of nutrients to other large, global wetland systems located in dryland environments. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

中文翻译:

尘源及其作为博茨瓦纳奥卡万戈三角洲潜在肥料的作用

在为营养不足的基质所覆盖的景观提供生物必需元素方面,灰尘起着全球性的重要作用。在这里,我们表明,尘土可能在维持非洲南部奥卡万戈三角洲广大湿地的生产力方面发挥重要作用,该地区是世界上生物多样性最丰富的地区之一。尘埃优先聚集在三角洲季节性沼泽的绿树成荫的岛屿上,在喀拉哈里沙漠的半干旱景观中形成了细粒,营养丰富的材料。锶和钕同位素表明,这种粉尘可能主要来自300 km外的Makgadikgadi盐田,占Okavango岛土壤中细粒物质的10–80%。来自Makgadikgadi Pans的表层材料含有相对大量的生物可利用的磷和铁,可能会影响Okavango三角洲的生物生产力。我们建议,Okavango的长期生态系统生产力和养分利用率可能受到区域粉尘输入的强烈影响。因此,了解粉尘沉积对营养物负荷和生物地球化学循环的影响对于预测Okavango三角洲对未来气候变化的响应至关重要。我们建议粉尘输入可能在向位于旱地环境中的其他大型全球湿地系统提供养分的过程中发挥重要作用。分级为4 +©2020 John Wiley&Sons,Ltd 我们建议,Okavango的长期生态系统生产力和养分利用率可能受到区域粉尘输入的强烈影响。因此,了解粉尘沉积对营养物负荷和生物地球化学循环的影响对于预测Okavango三角洲对未来气候变化的响应至关重要。我们建议粉尘输入可能在向位于旱地环境中的其他大型全球湿地系统提供养分的过程中发挥重要作用。分级为4 +©2020 John Wiley&Sons,Ltd 我们建议,Okavango的长期生态系统生产力和养分利用率可能受到区域粉尘输入的强烈影响。因此,了解粉尘沉积对营养物负荷和生物地球化学循环的影响对于预测Okavango三角洲对未来气候变化的响应至关重要。我们建议粉尘输入可能在向位于旱地环境中的其他大型全球湿地系统提供养分的过程中发挥重要作用。分级为4 +©2020 John Wiley&Sons,Ltd 我们建议粉尘输入可能在向位于旱地环境中的其他大型全球湿地系统提供养分的过程中发挥重要作用。分级为4 +©2020 John Wiley&Sons,Ltd 我们建议粉尘输入可能在向位于旱地环境中的其他大型全球湿地系统提供养分的过程中发挥重要作用。分级为4 +©2020 John Wiley&Sons,Ltd
更新日期:2020-03-11
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