Lithological controls on soil properties, Snow Island, Maritime Antarctica

• Published in: Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Main Authors: Lopes, Davi do Vale, de Oliveira, Fábio Soares, Reis, João Santiago, Schaefer, Carlos Ernesto G. R.
• Other Authors: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; President Head; Snow Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppp.2212; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ppp.2212

Abstract Soil–parent material is a critical controlling factor of soil properties in the Antarctic region due to a limited degree of soil development. However, the degree to which soil–parent material can be considered the major controlling factor in pedogenesis and subsequent soil physical and chem...