Soil properties of an Antarctic inland site: Implications for ecosystem development

Polar Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1453-1460

  Engelen, Andreas ^a   Convey, Peter ^b   Hodgson, Dominic A ^b   Roger Worland, M ^b   Ott, Sieglinde ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Nunatak; Nutrients; Polygon soil; Soil parameters

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPLEXITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL FAUNA; SOIL PROPERTY; WARMING; WEATHERING;

ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; ANTARCTICA; WEST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 53949091245     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-008-0486-0     Document Type: Article

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