The Soils of Antarctica

This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils of each region. Soils have been studied in Antarctica for nearly 100 years. Although only 0.35% (45,000 km2) of Antarctica is ice-free, its weathered, unconsolidated material qualify as “soils.” Soils of A...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bockheim, James G
Language:English
Published: Springer International Publishing 2015
Subjects:
SOIL CONSERVATION
Physical geography
Geology
Environmental sciences
QH541.5.S6
S622-627
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2078/ebook:63285
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05497-1
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Summary:This book divides Antarctica into eight ice-free regions and provides information on the soils of each region. Soils have been studied in Antarctica for nearly 100 years. Although only 0.35% (45,000 km2) of Antarctica is ice-free, its weathered, unconsolidated material qualify as “soils.” Soils of Antarctica is richly illustrated with nearly 150 images and provisional maps are provided for several key ice-free areas.

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