Cryosols: Permafrost-Affected Soils

Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Front Matter....Pages 1-3
Soil Research in Arctic Alaska, Greenland, and Antarctica....Pages 5-16
The History of Research of Eurasian Cryosols....Pages 17-28
Northern Soil Research in Canada....Pages 29-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-48
Similarities and Differences in Arctic and Antarctic Soil Zones....Pages 49-70
Cryosols in Alaska....Pages 71-94
Cryosols of Arctic Canada....Pages 95-117
Cryosols of the Boreal, Subarctic, and Western Cordillera Regions of Canada....Pages 119-137
Cryosols in the Russian Arctic Archipelagos....Pages 139-160
Soils and Soil Cover of Northeastern Eurasia....Pages 161-183
Cryosols of the Russian European North....Pages 185-207
Cryosols of Western Siberia....Pages 209-229
Cryosols of the Mountains of Southern Siberia and Far Eastern Russia....Pages 231-252
Geography and Ecology of Cryogenic Soils of Mongolia....Pages 253-274
The Periglacial Environment and Distribution of Cryosols in China....Pages 275-290
Cryosols of the Arid Antarctic....Pages 291-302
The Soil Cover of Central Siberia....Pages 303-338
Front Matter....Pages 339-346
Physico-Chemical Processes in Cryogenic Soils....Pages 347-364
Micromorphology of Cryosols....Pages 365-390
The Thermal Regime of Cryosols....Pages 391-413
Cryosols in the Extremely Arid Transantarctic Mountains Region of Antarctica....Pages 415-426
Front Matter....Pages 339-346
Mineralogy and Weathering of Antarctic Cryosols....Pages 427-445
Weathering Processes in Arid Cryosols....Pages 447-458
Front Matter....Pages 459-462
Organic Matter and Bioactivity in Cryosols of Arctic Alaska....Pages 463-477
The Biological Cycle in Terrestrial Polar Ecosystems and Its Influence on Soil Formation....Pages 479-508
Soil Organic Matter Storage in Cold Soils of Coastal Eastern Antarctica (Casey Station, Wilkes Land)....Pages 509-524
Composition and Transformation of Soil Organic Matter in Cryosols and Gelic Histosols in Coastal Eastern Antarctica (Casey Station, Wilkes Land)....Pages 525-556
Microorganisms and Microbial Processes in Antarctic Soils....Pages 557-572
The Biology of Arid Cryosols....Pages 573-580
Biodiversity, primary productivity, and the seasonal dynamic of soil processes in Taimyr soil-permafrost complexes....Pages 581-594
Front Matter....Pages 595-598
Classification of Cryosols in Canada....Pages 599-610
Classification of Cryosols in Russia....Pages 611-626
The Gelisol Order in Soil Taxonomy ....Pages 627-635
Classification of Permafrost-Affected Soils in the WRB....Pages 637-656
Front Matter....Pages 657-659
Agricultural Use of Tundra Soils in the Vorkuta Area, Northeast European Russia....Pages 661-676
Disposal of Mine Tailings in Continuous Permafrost Areas: Environmental Aspects and Future Control Strategies....Pages 677-698
Environmental Impacts and Recovery from Human Activities on Cryosols of the Transantarctic Mountains....Pages 699-711
Soil Properties and Relationships in Cryosols of the Region of the Transantarctic Mountains in Antarctica....Pages 713-726