Microbial biomass and basal respiration of selected Sub-Antarctic and Antarctic soils in the areas of some Russian polar stations

• Published in: Solid Earth
• Main Authors: E. Abakumov, N. Mukhametova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2014
• Subjects: Geology; QE1-996.5; Stratigraphy; QE640-699; Antarctic; King George Island; South Shetland Islands; Transantarctic Mountains; Guano; Larsemann Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/se-5-705-2014; https://doaj.org/article/05744048129340a292ea64fa5a5a9925

Antarctica is a unique place for soil, biological, and ecological investigations. Soils of Antarctica have been studied intensively during the last century, when different national Antarctic expeditions visited the sixth continent with the aim of investigating nature and the environment. Antarctic i...