Geomorphology and soils distribution under paraglacial conditions in an ice-free area of Admiralty Bay, King George Island, Antarctica

Catena

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-204

  Francelino, Marcio Rocha ^a   Schaefer, Carlos Ernesto G R ^b   Simas, Felipe Nogueira Bello ^b   Filho, Elpídio Inácio Fernandes ^b   de Souza, José João Lelis Leal ^b   da Costa, Liovando Marciano ^b  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryosols; Periglacial; Permafrost; Terrestrial ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; COASTAL ZONE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; LANDFORM; MORAINE; PEDOLOGY; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERMAFROST; SLOPE; SOIL TYPE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; UPLIFT;

ADMIRALTY BAY; ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

EID: 79952245135     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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