Early indicators of soil formation in the Icelandic sub-arctic highlands

• Published in: Geoderma
• Main Authors: Mankasingh, Utra, Gísladóttir, Guðrún
• Other Authors: Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Jarðvísindastofnun (HÍ), Institute of Earth Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier BV 2019
• Subjects: Soil Science; Andisol; Andosols; Soil; Soil carbon; Soil formation; Jarðvegsrannsóknir; Jarðvegur; Jarðeðlisfræði; Arctic; Arctic Highlands; Iceland
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1803; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.002

Publisher's version (útgefin grein) Andisols are carbon-rich soils that persist in volcanic regions with cool climates. They are the main soil type in Iceland, where there are also large areas of premature or degraded mineral soils with the possible potential to become andisols. This study exam...