Mineralogy and Chemistry of Arctic Desert Soils on Ellef Ringnes Island, Arctic Canada

• Published in: Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Main Authors: Foscolos, A. E., Kodama, H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1981
• Subjects: Soil Science; Arctic; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Canada; Ellef Ringnes Island; Arctic Archipelago
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj1981.03615995004500050035x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2136%2Fsssaj1981.03615995004500050035x; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.2136/sssaj1981.03615995004500050035x/fullpdf

Abstract Morphological, mineralogical, and chemical characteristics of five soil profiles derived from different parent materials have been studied on the Ellef Ringnes Island, Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The aim was to investigate weathering and pedogenesis of Arctic desert soils. Morphological, m...