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: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Svalbard; texture; chemical composition; surface layer; Cryosols; Guano; Hornsund; Hansbreen; Ariekammen; glacier; permafrost; Polar Research; Tundra; Spitsbergen
• Online Access: http://ruj.uj.edu.pl/xmlui/handle/item/34514; https://doi.org/10.1515/popore-2016-0019

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...