
%0 Journal Article
%A Beyer, Lothar 
%A B&ouml;lter, Manfred 
%T Formation, ecology, and geography of Cryosols of an ice-free oasis in Coastal East Antarctica near Casey Station (Wilkes Land)
%J Soil Research
%D 1998/12/23
%V 37
%N 1
%P 209-244
%K soil temperature, podzolisation, available water, soil organic matter, ornithogenic soils, variability, future aspects.
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/S98011
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/S98011 
%X New soil studies in the cold suggest that in the terrestrial ecosystems of the coastal regions of the antarctic continent, soil formation and chemical weathering occur to a greater extent than previously expected. This paper summarises the pedogenic results of an Australian-funded expedition to Casey Station and presents a soil formation sequence on a small-scale database. The accumulation of soil organic matter and podzolisation are important soil-forming processes up to the antarctic polar desert. This study has revealed a high variability in soil geography and soil properties at both a profile and landscape level. However, previous results indicate a correlation between soil cover and vegetation pattern. Nutrient supply in soil is affected by high contents and availability of nitrogen, phosphate, potassium, and magnesium due to the presence of seabirds. 
