Soils comprise the largest terrestrial carbon (C) pool, containing both organic and inorganic
C. Soil inorganic carbon (SIC) was frequently disregarded because (1) it is partly heritage …

At the Earth's surface, calcium (Ca) is a critical element at a variety of scales: it is soluble in
natural waters, a biological nutrient, and a major constituent of the dominant mineral sink for …

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a
vital component of the environment. This is because of their role in biogeochemical cycling …

Movement of CO2 from the atmosphere into land via photosynthesis and root respiration, the
subsequent formation of bicarbonate in soil, and its storage in groundwater or precipitation …

Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) are gaining considerable interest as a geolocation tool
and are now widely applied in archaeology, ecology, and forensic research. However, their …

Calcretes (synonym: caliches) represent calcium-carbonate accumulations in a variety of
soils (and palaeosols) by pedogenic processes, as well as in surficial sediments in which …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

The soils of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile have long been known to contain large
quantities of unusual salts, yet the processes that form these soils are not yet fully …

The relative contributions of bedrock and atmospheric sources to bioavailable strontium (Sr)
pools in local soils was studied in Northern Israel and the Golan regions through intensive …

This study presents oxygen and carbon isotopic records from lacustrine, paleosol, alluvial,
and fluvial carbonate sampled in thirteen Cenozoic sedimentary sections that span the …