The Soils of Antarctica electronic resource edited by James G. Bockheim.
Material type: TextSeries: World Soils Book SeriesPublication details: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015Description: XV, 322 p. 188 illus., 156 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783319054971Subject(s): environment | Physical geography | Geomorphology | Soil science | Soil conservation | Environment | Soil Science & Conservation | Physical Geography | GeomorphologyDDC classification: 631.4 LOC classification: QH541.5.S6S622-627Online resources: Click here to access onlineSoils of Antarctica: History and Challenges -- Soil-forming Factors in Antarctica -- Soils of Queen Maud Land -- Soils of Enderby Land -- Soils of MacRobertson Land -- Soils of Wilkes Land -- Soils of North Victoria Land (Northern Transantarctic Mountains) -- Soils of Central Victoria Land -- Soils of Southern Victoria Land, the Transantarctic Mountains.
This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils of each region. Soils have been studied in Antarctica for nearly 100 years. Although only 0.35% (45,000 km2) of Antarctica is ice-free, its weathered, unconsolidated material qualify as “soils.” Soils of Antarctica is richly illustrated with nearly 150 images and provisional maps are provided for several key ice-free areas.
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