Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica
The soils of the Seabee Hook area of Cape Hallett in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, were mapped and characterized. Seabee Hook is a low-lying gravel spit of beach deposits built up by coastal currents carrying basalt material from nearby cliffs. Seabee Hook is the location of an Adélie penguin...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102006000526 2024-10-06T13:42:54+00:00 Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica Hofstee, Erica H. Balks, Megan R. Petchey, Fiona Campbell, David I. 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102006000526 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102006000526 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 18, issue 4, page 473-486 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 journal-article 2006 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102006000526 2024-09-11T04:03:43Z The soils of the Seabee Hook area of Cape Hallett in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, were mapped and characterized. Seabee Hook is a low-lying gravel spit of beach deposits built up by coastal currents carrying basalt material from nearby cliffs. Seabee Hook is the location of an Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) colony which influences the soils with additions of guano, dead birds, eggshells and feathers. A soil-landscape model was developed and a soil association was identified between the soils formed on mounds (relict beach ridges) favoured by penguins for nests (Typic Haplorthel) and the soils in the areas between the mounds (Typic Haplorthel/Typic Aquorthel). Soils formed on the mounds inhabited by penguins contained guano in the upper 50 cm, overlying sub-rounded beach-deposited gravel and sand. Soils between mounds had a thin veneer (< 5 cm) of guano overlying basaltic gravelly sand similar to that in the lower parts of the mound soils. The soils had high concentrations of nitrogen, organic carbon, phosphorus, cadmium, zinc, copper, and increased electrical conductivity, within horizons influenced by penguin guano. Five buried penguin bones were collected from the base of soil profiles and radiocarbon dated. The dates indicate that Seabee Hook has been colonized by penguins for at least 1000 years. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Science Antarctica Pygoscelis adeliae Victoria Land Cambridge University Press Cape Hallett ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) Guano ENVELOPE(141.604,141.604,-66.775,-66.775) Hallett ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) Seabee Hook ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) Victoria Land Antarctic Science 18 4 473 486 |
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The soils of the Seabee Hook area of Cape Hallett in northern Victoria Land, Antarctica, were mapped and characterized. Seabee Hook is a low-lying gravel spit of beach deposits built up by coastal currents carrying basalt material from nearby cliffs. Seabee Hook is the location of an Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) colony which influences the soils with additions of guano, dead birds, eggshells and feathers. A soil-landscape model was developed and a soil association was identified between the soils formed on mounds (relict beach ridges) favoured by penguins for nests (Typic Haplorthel) and the soils in the areas between the mounds (Typic Haplorthel/Typic Aquorthel). Soils formed on the mounds inhabited by penguins contained guano in the upper 50 cm, overlying sub-rounded beach-deposited gravel and sand. Soils between mounds had a thin veneer (< 5 cm) of guano overlying basaltic gravelly sand similar to that in the lower parts of the mound soils. The soils had high concentrations of nitrogen, organic carbon, phosphorus, cadmium, zinc, copper, and increased electrical conductivity, within horizons influenced by penguin guano. Five buried penguin bones were collected from the base of soil profiles and radiocarbon dated. The dates indicate that Seabee Hook has been colonized by penguins for at least 1000 years. |
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Hofstee, Erica H. Balks, Megan R. Petchey, Fiona Campbell, David I. Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Hofstee, Erica H. Balks, Megan R. Petchey, Fiona Campbell, David I. |
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Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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Soils of Seabee Hook, Cape Hallett, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica |
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ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) ENVELOPE(141.604,141.604,-66.775,-66.775) ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) ENVELOPE(170.217,170.217,-72.317,-72.317) |
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