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GEODERMA
卷 430, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2023.116345
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Soil nutrient loss; Soil erosion; Soil organic carbon; Water quality; Land management
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Nutrient transport from soils to water bodies poses threats to agricultural productivity, food security, water quality, and the environment worldwide. However, the contribution of soil erosion to nutrient loss is often overlooked in nutrient cycle studies. This study assessed the transport of soil nutrients by water and wind erosion across New South Wales (NSW), Australia. The findings revealed significant spatial and temporal variations in nutrient transport rates, with water erosion being the primary contributor. The cost of nutrient transport in NSW was estimated to be billions of dollars annually. This study enhances the understanding of nutrient transport due to erosion in broad nutrient cycle studies.
Nutrient transported from soils to water bodies not only threatens agricultural productivity and food security but also causes the degradation of water quality and the environment in many parts of the world. However, nutrient transport through soil erosion is often ignored in nutrient cycle studies; there is little understanding of how much nutrient is lost through water and wind erosion. In this study, we attempted to assess soil nutrient transport due to both water and wind erosion and its spatial and temporal variability across New South Wales (NSW), Australia. We estimated the mass fraction (%) of total nitrogen (N), total phosphorus (P) and soil organic carbon (SOC) in the eroded soil, and the total nutrient stock of the soil layer down to 200 cm using water and wind erosion models and digital soil mapping. The estimated average N, P and SOC stocks in NSW topsoils (0-5 cm) are 160, 43, and 2970 kg ha(-1) respectively. There are great variations in the transport of nutrients by erosion in space and time, ranging from near zero in the Western region to 395 kg ha(-1) yr(-1) in the North Coast region. The average total nutrient transport rate is about 2.4 % of the surface soil (0-5 cm) total stock in NSW due to both water and wind erosion. The total cost of nutrient transport is estimated at 4.2 billion Australian dollars for the entire state of NSW and 0.2 billion dollars from the cropping lands per year. The areas with the highest nutrient transport rates are the North Coast and Hunter regions due to the relatively high water erosion and nutrient content of the soils. On average, water erosion contributes up to 98 % of the total nutrient transport across the state as a whole, but wind erosion can contribute up to 12 % of the total transport in Spring (i.e., September). This study is the first attempt to investigate nutrient transport from both water and wind erosion in Australia. The methodology and findings contribute to the knowledge of nutrient transport due to erosion in broad nutrient cycle studies.
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