Title Antarctic permafrost soils
Author Campbell, I.B.; Claridge, G.G.C.
Author Affil Campbell, I.B., Land & Soil Consultancy Services, Nelson, New Zealand
Source Permafrost soils, edited by R. Margesin. Soil Biology, Vol.16, p.17-31. Publisher: Springer, Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany. ISSN: 1613-3382. ISBN: 978-3-540- 69371-0; 978-3-540-69370-3
Publication Date 2009
Notes In English. 38 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 300832. CRREL Acc. No: 64004791
Index Terms animals; chemical properties; ecology; geomorphology; glaciers; permafrost; permafrost weathering; physical properties; soils; weathering; Antarctica; biota; climate effects
Abstract This chapter of Permafrost Soils summarizes the reach of Antarctic permafrost soils. Sections include: Introduction; the Climatic environment; the Geologic environment; the Biologic environment; Physical properties of Antarctic soils and permafrost; Chemical properties of Antarctic permafrost soils; Sensitivity to change; and Conclusion. (mte)
URL http://hdl.handle.net/10.1007/978-3-540-69371-0_2
Publication Type journal article
Record ID 88784