Influence of soil properties on the distribution of Deschampsia antarctica on King George Island, Maritime Antarctica

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1703-1711

  Park, Jeong Soo ^a   Ahn, In Young ^b   Lee, Eun Ju ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bayesian inference; Deschampsia antarctica; Maritime Antarctic; Soil nutrients; Soil properties

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; COLD REGION; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PH; PHOSPHORUS; SEABIRD; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND; SOUTH SHETLAND ISLANDS;

DESCHAMPSIA ANTARCTICA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84867672599     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-012-1213-4     Document Type: Article

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