| 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 |