R.A.V.R., L.W., Z.S., and O.S. thank the Australian Government for funding this research via grant ACSRIV000077. O.S. thanks the additional support of I+D+i projects RYC2019-027073-I and PIE HOLOCENO 20213AT014 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FEDER20213AT014. We thank contributions from Dr. Andy Stevens, Lindsay Hutley, and the many colleagues who contributed to the collection of soil samples and data used in this research.
School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, and Environmental Futures Research Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, AustraliaSabine Dittmann Australian Rivers Institute, Centre for Marine and Coastal Research, Griffith University, Southport, AustraliaRed Sea Research Center and Computational Biosciences Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi ArabiaInstitute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, AustraliaRakib Hassan