Texture and geochemistry of surface horizons of Arctic soils from a non-glaciated catchment, SW Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Szymański Wojciech, Siwek Janusz, Waścińska Joanna, Wojtuń Bronisław
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; texture; chemical composition; surface layer; Cryosols; Geology; QE1-996.5; Guano; Hornsund; Hansbreen; Ariekammen; glacier; permafrost; Polar Research; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0019; https://doaj.org/article/0c3ed755c2584abca74ab60a0fe41f95

Physical and chemical properties of Arctic soils and especially the properties of surface horizons of the soils are very important because they are responsible for the rate and character of plant colonization, development of vegetation cover, and influence the rate and depth of thawing of soils and...