Microbial Mineralization in Soils and Plant Material from Antarctica

• Main Author: Boelter, Manfred
• Other Authors: KIEL UNIV (GERMANY F R)
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Geography; Microbiology; Geology; Geochemistry and Mineralogy; *BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; *GLUCOSE; *LICHENS; *MINERALIZATION; *ORGANIC MATERIALS; *SOILS; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; *PLANTS(BOTANY); COMPARISON; INDICATORS; ISLANDS; MATERIALS; MICROORGANISMS; MODELS; MOISTURE; OXYGEN; POPULATION; QUALITY; TEMPERATURE; SYMPOSIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; METABOLISM; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; Component Reports; *Microbial populations; Antarctic; Fairbanks; King George Island; Wilkes Land; Antarc*; Antarctica; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADP007319; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADP007319

The process of microbial mineralization was analyzed in soil samples and plant material, mainly lichens, from the maritime and continental Antarctic (King George Island and Wilkes Land, resp.) to examine effects of temperature and moisture. Three methods were used: total C02-evolution and biological...