Cryosols : permafrost-affected soils
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Cryosols : permafrost-affected soils
Springer-Verlag, c2004
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With 115 figures
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Description
Cryosols - permafrost - occupy a unique part of the earth and have properties greatly different from other soils. They also occur where the greatest impact of global warming is predicted. This is the first book bring together the leading researchers in the area of permafrost soils to produce a review of the geography, cryogenic soil forming processes, ecological processes, classification and use of soils that are affected by permafrost.
Table of Contents
Section 1. The History of Research of Polar Soil.- 1. Soil Research in Arctic Alaska, Greenland, and Antarctica.- 2. The History of Research of Eurasian Cryosols.- 3. Northern Soil Research in Canada.- Section 2. The Geography of Cryosols.- 1. Similarities and Differences in Arctic and Antarctic Soil Zones.- 2. Cryosols in Alaska.- 3. Cryosols of Arctic Canada.- 4. Cryosols of the Boreal, Subarctic, and Western Cordillera Regions of Canada.- 5. Cryosols in the Russian Arctic Archipelagos.- 6. Soils and Soil Cover of Northeastern Eurasia.- 7. Cryosols of the Russian European North.- 8. Cryosols of Western Siberia.- 9. Cryosols of the Mountains of Southern Siberia and Far Eastern Russia.- 10. Geography and Ecology of Cryogenic Soils of Mongolia.- 11. The Periglacial Environment and Distribution of Cryosols in China.- 12. Cryosols of the Arid Antarctic.- 13. The Soil Cover of Central Siberia.- Section 3. Properties and Processes of Cryosols.- 1. Physico-Chemical Processes in Cryogenic Soils.- 2. Micromorphology of Cryosols.- 3. The Thermal Regime of Cryosols.- 4. Cryosols in the Extremely Arid Transantarctic Mountains Region of Antarctica.- 5. Mineralogy and Weathering of Antarctic Cryosols.- 6. Weathering Processes in Arid Cryosols.- Section 4. Ecological Processes of Cryosols.- 1. Organic Matter and Bioactivity in Cryosols of Arctic Alaska.- 2. The Biological Cycle in Terrestrial Polar Ecosystems and its Influence on Soil Formation.- 3. Soil Organic Matter Storage in Cold Soils of Coastal Eastern Antarctica (Casey Station, Wilkes Land).- 4. Composition and Transformation of Soil Organic Matter in Cryosols and Gelic Histosols in Coastal Eastern Antarctica (Casey Station, Wilkes Land).- 5. Microorganisms and Microbial Processes in Antarctic Soils.- 6. The Biology of Arid Cryosols.- 7. Biodiversity, primary productivity, and the seasonal dynamic of soil processes in Taimyr soil-permafrost complexes.- Section 5. Classification of Cryosols.- 1. Classification of Cryosols in Canada.- 2. Classification of Cryosols in Russia.- 3. The Gelisol Order in Soil Taxonomy.- 4. Classification of Permafrost-Affected Soils in the WRB.- Section 6. Management and Use of Cryosols.- 1. Agricultural Use of Tundra Soils in the Vorkuta Area, Northeast European Russia.- 2. Disposal of Mine Tailings in Continuous Permafrost Areas: Environmental Aspects and Future Control Strategies.- 3. Environmental Impacts and Recovery from Human Activities on Cryosols of the Transantarctic Mountains.- 4. Soil Properties and Relationships in Cryosols of the Region of the Transantarctic Mountains in Antarctica.
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