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Soil Microbial Blueprint: Predicting Soil Dominant Bacterial Genera Distribution Across Australia Open

Mingming Du, Peipei Xue, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney, M. Pedraza , et al. · 2025

Soil bacteria play a crucial role in soil processes, such as carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling. While soil bacterial communities and their interactions with pedo‐climatic factors have been well documented, most studies typically fo…

A bioavailable strontium isoscape of Australia Open

Anthony Dosseto, Florian Dux, Clément P. Bataille, Patrice de Caritat · 2025

Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) at the Earth's surface offer powerful tools for geological, environmental, and archaeological applications. In minerals and biological materials, 87Sr/86Sr reflects the isoztopic composition of the loca…

Multivariate compositional analysis of groundwater geochemistry in the Georgina Basin: New insights for sediment-hosted mineral systems Open

Ivan Schroder, Patrice de Caritat, David L. Huston, D.C. Champion · 2025

The Legacy of Mercury Contamination from Colonial Nonferrous Mining in the Southern Hemisphere Open

Larissa Schneider, Saúl Guerrero, Gavin M. Mudd, M. López, Kristen K. Beck , et al. · 2025

The Mount Lyell copper (Cu) mine in Tasmania, Australia, underwent historical operational changes that influenced mercury (Hg) emissions from ore processing and smelting. This study presents the first record of Hg concentrations (Hg_C<…

A Bioavailable Strontium Isoscape of Australia Open

Anthony Dosseto, Florian Dux, Clément P. Bataille, Patrice de Caritat · 2025

Strontium isotope ratios (⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr) at the Earth’s surface offer powerful tools for geological, environmental, and archaeological applications. In minerals and biological materials, ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr reflects the isotopic composition of the local…

The Biogeography of Soil Bacteria in Australia Exhibits Greater Resistance to Climate Change Than Fungi Open

Peipei Xue, Budiman Minasny, Mercedes Román Dobarco, Alexandre M.J.‐C. Wadoux, José Padarian , et al. · 2025

Soil microorganisms are crucial to ecosystem health, and their composition and distribution are shaped by a range of environmental factors. However, the effects of accelerating climate change on soil microbiomes remain under‐explored. This…

A strontium isoscape of southwestern Australia and progress toward a national strontium isoscape Open

Patrice de Caritat, Anthony Dosseto, Florian Dux · 2025

Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) are widely used tracers in the geosciences. Here we exploit an opportunity to determine 87Sr/86Sr ratios on archived fluvial sediment samples from the low-density National Geochemical Survey of Australia (NGS…

Multivariate Compositional Analysis of Groundwater Geochemistry in the Georgina Basin: New Insights for Sediment-Hosted Mineral Systems Open

Ivan Schroder, Patrice de Caritat, David L. Huston, D.C. Champion · 2025

On the use of lithogenic tracer measurements in aerosols to constrain dust deposition fluxes to the ocean southeast of Australia Open

Claudia Hird, Morgane M. G. Perron, Thomas M. Holmes, Scott Meyerink, C. Nielsen , et al. · 2024

Australia contributes a significant amount of dust-borne nutrients (including iron) to the Southern Ocean, which can stimulate marine primary productivity. A quantitative assessment of the variability in dust fluxes from Australia to the s…

The Pb, Sr and Nd isotopic composition of the upper continental crust: An Australian perspective Open

Candan U. Desem, Jon Woodhead, Patrice de Caritat, Roland Maas, D.C. Champion , et al. · 2024

A strontium isoscape of southwestern Australia and progress toward a national strontium isoscape Open

Patrice de Caritat, Anthony Dosseto, Florian Dux · 2024

Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) are widely used tracers in the geosciences. Here we exploit an opportunity to determine 87Sr/86Sr ratios on archived fluvial sediment samples from the low-density National Geochemical Survey of Australia. The…

Dust deposition fluxes at the gateway to the Southern Ocean: investigating the use of lithogenic tracer measurements in aerosols collected in Tasmania, Australia Open

Claudia Hird, Morgane M. G. Perron, Thomas M. Holmes, Scott Meyerink, C. Nielsen , et al. · 2024

Australia contributes a significant amount of dust-borne nutrients (including iron) to the Southern Ocean, which can stimulate marine primary productivity. A quantitative assessment of the variability of dust fluxes from Australia to the s…

Supplementary material to "Dust deposition fluxes at the gateway to the Southern Ocean: investigating the use of lithogenic tracer measurements in aerosols collected in Tasmania, Australia" Open

Claudia Hird, Morgane M. G. Perron, Thomas M. Holmes, Scott Meyerink, C. Nielsen , et al. · 2024

A regolith lead isoscape of Australia Open

Candan U. Desem, Patrice de Caritat, Jon Woodhead, Roland Maas, Graham Carr · 2024

We present the first national-scale lead (Pb) isotope maps of Australia based on surface regolith for five isotope ratios, 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/206Pb, and 208Pb/206Pb, determined by single-collector sector field ind…

Drivers and human impacts on topsoil bacterial and fungal community biogeography across Australia Open

Peipei Xue, Budiman Minasny, Alexandre M.J.‐C. Wadoux, Mercedes Román Dobarco, Alex B. McBratney , et al. · 2024

Soil microbial diversity mediates a wide range of key processes and ecosystem services influencing planetary health. Our knowledge of microbial biogeography patterns, spatial drivers and human impacts at the continental scale remains limit…

A regolith lead isoscape of Australia Open

Candan U. Desem, Patrice de Caritat, Jon Woodhead, Roland Maas, Graham Carr · 2023

We present the first national-scale lead (Pb) isotope maps of Australia based on surface regolith for five isotope ratios, 206Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/204Pb, 208Pb/204Pb, 207Pb/206Pb, and 208Pb/206Pb, determined by single collector Sector Field-Ind…

The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia Project: A Novel, Rapid, Automated Quantitative Mineralogy Workflow Open

Alexander Walker, Brent McInnes, Patrice de Caritat, Evgeniy Bastrakov · 2023

The Heavy Mineral Map of Australia (HMMA) is the world’s first project aiming to define acontinental heavy mineral baseline. It utilises a novel sample processing workflow andautomated mineralogy techniques to rapidly generate and analyse …

Comment on egusphere-2023-1840 Open

Patrice de Caritat · 2023

Abstract. The influence of mineral dust deposition on soil formation in the mountain critical zone was evaluated at six sites in southwestern North America. Passive samplers collected dust for two years, and representative…

Estimating the silica content and loss-on-ignition in the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes datasets: a recursive inversion approach Open

Patrice de Caritat, Eric Grunsky, David B. Smith · 2023

A novel method of estimating the silica (SiO 2 ) and loss-on-ignition (LOI) concentrations for the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes (NASGL) project datasets is proposed. Combining the precision of the geochemical determinations w…

Estimating the silica content and loss-on-ignition in the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes datasets: a recursive inversion approach Open

Patrice de Caritat, Eric Grunsky, David B. Smith · 2023

A novel method of estimating the silica (SiO2) and loss-on-ignition (LOI) concentrations for the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes (NASGL) project datasets is proposed. Combining the precision of the geochemical determinations wit…

Estimating the silica content and loss-on-ignition in the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes datasets: a recursive inversion approach Open

Patrice de Caritat, Eric Grunsky, David B. Smith · 2023

A novel method of estimating the silica (SiO2) and loss-on-ignition (LOI) concentrations for the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes (NASGL) project datasets is proposed. Combining the precision of the geochemical determinations wit…

Estimating the silica content and loss-on-ignition in the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes datasets: a recursive inversion approach Open

Patrice de Caritat, Eric Grunsky, David B. Smith · 2023

A novel method of estimating the silica (SiO2) and loss-on-ignition (LOI) concentrations for the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes (NASGL) project datasets is proposed. Combining the precision of the geochemical determinations wit…

Digital soil mapping of lithium in Australia Open

Wartini Ng, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney, Patrice de Caritat, John Wilford · 2023

With a higher demand for lithium (Li), a better understanding of its concentration and spatial distribution is important to delineate potential anomalous areas. This study uses a digital soil mapping framework to combine data from recent g…

Predicted aqua regia-extractable lithium concentration in Australia Open

Wartini Ng, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney, Patrice de Caritat, John Wilford · 2023

With a higher demand for lithium (Li), a better understanding of its concentration and spatial distribution is important to delineate potential anomalous areas. Here, we utilise a digital soil mapping framework, combining the recent geoche…

Comment on essd-2022-418 Open

Wartini Ng, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney, Patrice de Caritat, John Wilford · 2023

Abstract. With a higher demand for lithium (Li), a better understanding of its concentration and spatial distribution is important to delineate potential anomalous areas. This study uses a digital soil mapping framework to…

A strontium isoscape of northern Australia Open

Patrice de Caritat, Anthony Dosseto, Florian Dux · 2023

Strontium isotopes (87Sr/86Sr) are useful to trace processes in the Earth sciences as well as in forensic, archaeological, palaeontological, and ecological sciences. As very few large-scale Sr isoscapes exist in Australia, we have identifi…

Comment on essd-2022-418 Open

Wartini Ng, Budiman Minasny, Alex B. McBratney, Patrice de Caritat, John Wilford · 2023

Abstract. With a higher demand for lithium (Li), a better understanding of its concentration and spatial distribution is important to delineate potential anomalous areas. This study uses a digital soil mapping framework to…

Heavy mineral exploration on a continental scale: The Geoscience Australia - Curtin University Heavy Mineral Map of Australia project Open

Brent McInnes, Patrice de Caritat, Alexander Walker, Evgeniy Bastrakov · 2023

Heavy mineral techniques have been successfully used as exploration vectors to ore deposits around the world. However, heavy mineral exploration case studies and pre-competitive datasets relevant to Australian conditions are relatively lim…

Reply on RC1 Open

Patrice de Caritat · 2023

Abstract. Strontium isotopes (⁸⁷Sr / ⁸⁶Sr) are useful in the Earth sciences as well as in forensic, archaeological, palaeontological, and ecological sciences. As very few large-scale Sr isoscapes exis…

Reply on RC2 Open

Patrice de Caritat · 2023

Abstract. Strontium isotopes (⁸⁷Sr / ⁸⁶Sr) are useful in the Earth sciences as well as in forensic, archaeological, palaeontological, and ecological sciences. As very few large-scale Sr isoscapes exis…

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