Ornithogenic Gelisols (Cryosols) from Maritime Antarctica

• Published in: Soil Science Society of America Journal
• Main Authors: Michel, Roberto Ferreira Machado, Schaefer, Carlos Ernesto G. Reynaud, Dias, Luis Eduardo, Simas, Felipe Nogueira Bello, de Melo Benites, Vinicius, de Sá Mendonça, Eduardo
• Other Authors: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2006
• Subjects: King George Island; Pieter J. Lenie Field Station; Antarc*; Antarctica; Pygoscelis adeliae
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/sssaj2005.0178; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2136%2Fsssaj2005.0178; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.2136/sssaj2005.0178/fullpdf

In terrestrial ecosystems of Maritime Antarctica (King George Island), the transference of primary marine production to the land promoted by penguins ( Pygoscelis adeliae) and other birds, appears to influence soil formation and chemical weathering to a greater extent than formerly predicted. This p...