What shapes edaphic communities in mineral and ornithogenic soils of Cierva Point, Antarctic Peninsula?

• Published in: Polar Science
• Main Authors: Mataloni, G., Garraza, G. González, Bötler, M., Convey, P., Fermani, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: Agriculture and Soil Science; Biology and Microbiology; Ecology and Environment; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Cierva; Cierva Point; Antarc*; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11326/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B8H11-5023KV8-1&_user=1773399&_coverDate=08%2F31%2F2010&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=search&_origin=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000054485&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=1773399&md5=cca4e05

Three mineral soil and four ornithogenic soil sites were sampled during summer 2006 at Cierva Point (Antarctic Peninsula) to study their bacterial, microalgal and faunal communities in relation to abiotic and biotic features. Soil moisture, pH, conductivity, organic matter and nutrient contents were...