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." ...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2015.
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Edición: | 1st ed. 2015. |
Colección: | World Soils Book Series,
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Acceso en línea: | Texto Completo |
Sumario: | 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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Descripción Física: | XV, 322 p. 188 illus., 156 illus. in color. online resource. |
ISBN: | 9783319054971 |
ISSN: | 2211-1263 |