Radiocarbon Age of Soils in Oases of East Antarctica

• Published in: Radiocarbon
• Main Authors: Zazovskaya, E, Mergelov, N, Shishkov, V, Dolgikh, A, Miamin, V, Cherkinsky, A, Goryachkin, S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2016
• Subjects: Antarctic; Arctic; East Antarctica; Larsemann Hills; Thala Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2016.75; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822216000758

Abstract This article discusses radiocarbon dating results for soils and soil-like systems in the East Antarctic oases, including Schirmacher, Thala Hills, and Larsemann Hills. The organic matter of endolithic and hypolithic systems, soils of wind shelters, and soils under moss-algae vegetation were...