Soil Development on Moraines of Taylor Glacier, Lower Taylor Valley, Antarctica

• Published in: Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Main Authors: Pastor, J., Bockheim, J. G.
• Other Authors: Univ. of Maine, Univ. of Wisconsin, Div. of Polar Programs, N.S.F., College of Agric. and Life Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1980
• Subjects: Soil Science; Taylor Valley; Taylor Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice; Ice Sheet; permafrost
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400020027x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2136%2Fsssaj1980.03615995004400020027x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.2136/sssaj1980.03615995004400020027x/fullpdf

Abstract Soils were examined on moraines deposited by Taylor Glacier in lower Taylor Valley to determine changes in soil properties with time in an environment of extreme cold and aridity and minimal biologic activity. The soils range in age from 200,000 to 2.7‐3.5 million years BP. Soil profiles co...