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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-399-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-7-399-2021
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Original research article
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08 Jul 2021
Original research article |
| 08 Jul 2021
| 08 Jul 2021
Assessing soil redistribution of forest and cropland sites in wet tropical Africa using 239+240Pu fallout radionuclides
Florian Wilken
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Eidgenössische
Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
Institute for Geography, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Peter Fiener
Institute for Geography, Universität Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
Michael Ketterer
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
USA
Katrin Meusburger
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research,
Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Daniel Iragi Muhindo
Faculty of Agronomy, Université Catholique de Bukavu, Bukavu, DR
Congo
Kristof van Oost
Earth and Life Institute, Université Catholique de Louvain,
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Sebastian Doetterl
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Eidgenössische
Technische Hochschule Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Assessing decadal soil redistribution rates using 239+240Pu across diverse lithologies in Southeast Alaska R. Portes et al. 10.1002/saj2.20732
- Meteoric 10Be, 137Cs and 239+240Pu as Tracers of Long- and Medium-Term Soil Erosion—A Review A. Loba et al. 10.3390/min12030359
- Effects of land use change on soil moisture content at different soil depths R. Chia et al. 10.14770/jgsk.2022.58.1.117
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- Plutonium isotopes can be used to model soil erosion in Kenya S. Dowell et al. 10.1007/s10653-024-02084-2
- Characteristics and causes of natural and human-induced landslides in a tropical mountainous region: the rift flank west of Lake Kivu (Democratic Republic of the Congo) J. Maki Mateso et al. 10.5194/nhess-23-643-2023
- Heterotrophic soil respiration and carbon cycling in geochemically distinct African tropical forest soils B. Bukombe et al. 10.5194/soil-7-639-2021
- Ultra-Trace Analysis of Fallout Plutonium Isotopes in Soil: Emerging Trends and Future Perspectives S. Dowell et al. 10.1007/s42250-023-00659-7
- Soil geochemistry – and not topography – as a major driver of carbon allocation, stocks, and dynamics in forests and soils of African tropical montane ecosystems B. Bukombe et al. 10.1111/nph.18469
- Understanding deforestation impacts on soil erosion rates using 137Cs, 239+240Pu, and 210Pbex and soil physicochemical properties in western Iran M. Khodadadi et al. 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2022.107078
- Validating plutonium-239+240 as a novel soil redistribution tracer – a comparison to measured sediment yield K. Meusburger et al. 10.5194/soil-9-399-2023
- Organic matter cycling along geochemical, geomorphic, and disturbance gradients in forest and cropland of the African Tropics – project TropSOC database version 1.0 S. Doetterl et al. 10.5194/essd-13-4133-2021
- Relationships between geochemical properties and microbial nutrient acquisition in tropical forest and cropland soils L. Kidinda et al. 10.1016/j.apsoil.2022.104653
- Microbial properties in tropical montane forest soils developed from contrasting parent material—An incubation experiment L. Kidinda et al. 10.1002/jpln.202100274
- Extracellular polymeric substances are closely related to land cover, microbial communities, and enzyme activity in tropical soils L. Kidinda et al. 10.1016/j.soilbio.2023.109221
Latest update: 20 Nov 2024
Short summary
This study demonstrates the usability of fallout radionuclides 239Pu and 240Pu as a tool to assess soil degradation processes in tropical Africa, which is particularly valuable in regions with limited infrastructure and challenging monitoring conditions for landscape-scale soil degradation monitoring. The study shows no indication of soil redistribution in forest sites but substantial soil redistribution in cropland (sedimentation >40 cm in 55 years) with high variability.
This study demonstrates the usability of fallout radionuclides 239Pu and 240Pu as a tool to...
