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Environmental Impacts and Recovery from Human Activities on Cryosols of the Transantarctic Mountains

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Cryosols of the Transantarctic Mountains region of Antarctica are an important part of one of the earth’s more extreme ecosystems. They have evolved in an environment dominated by extremely low temperatures, severe aridity, and the absence of a significant soil biological regime.

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  1. Land and Soil Consultancy Services, 23 View Mount, Nelson, 7001, New Zealand

    I. B. Campbell (Research Scientist)

  2. 33 Kotari Road, Days Bay, Eastbourne, New Zealand

    G. G. C. Claridge (Research Scientist)

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  1. USDA-NRCS-NSSC, Fed. Bldg. RM 152, MS 34, 100 Centennial Mall North, 685080-3866, Lincoln, NE, USA

    John M. Kimble (Research Soil Scientist) (Research Soil Scientist)

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Campbell, I.B., Claridge, G.G.C. (2004). Environmental Impacts and Recovery from Human Activities on Cryosols of the Transantarctic Mountains. In: Kimble, J.M. (eds) Cryosols. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-06429-0_36

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