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Refractory Soil Organic Matter — Formation, Accumulation, Translocation and Transformation

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Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-Free Coastal Landscapes

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 154))

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Soil formation in the Antarctic is a recognised process. The occurrence of accumulations of organic matter despite a hostile climate, and formation of organic soils by debris of mosses, lichens and algae is widespread (Campbell and Claridge 1987; Beyer et al. 1999). This leads to mineral soils which may contain large amounts of soil organic matter in the maritime Antarctic (Blume et al. 1996). In contrast, patches of organic soils are associated locally with shallow mineral soils in coastal regions of East Antarctica (Beyer et al. 1999).

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Blume, HP. et al. (2002). Refractory Soil Organic Matter — Formation, Accumulation, Translocation and Transformation. In: Beyer, L., Bölter, M. (eds) Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-Free Coastal Landscapes. Ecological Studies, vol 154. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56318-8_9

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