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Plants and Lichens in the Antarctic, Their Way of Life and Their Relevance to Soil Formation

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Book cover Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-Free Coastal Landscapes

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

Abstract

In classical terms, soil is a product of rock weathering and influences of soil organisms, dead and transformed organic substances, water and air (Scheffer and Schachtschabel 1984). In other words, textbooks define the pedosphere to be the part of the earth's crust in which the lithosphere is altered by atmospheric forces and organisms. These definitions underline the importance of biota in and on the soil. Campbell and Claridge (1987) therefore discuss the question of whether there are real soils in most of Antarctica because of the virtual absence of an effective soil biological component. They therefore conclude that a broader rather than a narrower approach to the definition of soils in Antarctica is necessary.

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Kappen, L., Schroeter, B. (2002). Plants and Lichens in the Antarctic, Their Way of Life and Their Relevance to Soil Formation. 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_18

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