Organic carbon and nutrients (N, P) in surface soil horizons in a non-glaciated catchment, SW Spitsbergen

• Published in: Polish Polar Research
• Main Authors: Szymański Wojciech, Wojtuń Bronisław, Stolarczyk Mateusz, Siwek Janusz, Waścińska Joanna
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; soil organic carbon; nitrogen; phosphorus; Cryosols; Geology; QE1-996.5; Svalbard Archipelago; Guano; Hornsund; Hansbreen; glacier; Global warming; Polar Research; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0006; https://doaj.org/article/c3b81d118be141c69d7cf6d0352d319a

Organic carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the soils of the High Arctic play an important role in the context of global warming, biodiversity, and richness of tundra vegetation. The main aim of the present study was to determine the content and spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC), tot...