Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-Free Coastal Landscapes

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Front Matter....Pages 1-3
Antarctic Coastal Landscapes: Characteristics, Ecology and Research....Pages 5-15
Maritime and Continental Antarctic: The Sites of Investigation in Context....Pages 17-22
King George Island — South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctic....Pages 23-39
Wilkes Land (Casey Station)....Pages 41-49
Dronning Maud Land and Its Environments....Pages 51-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-73
Glacial Changes in the Areas of Admiralty Bay and Potter Cove, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica....Pages 75-89
Soils and Soilscapes....Pages 91-113
Weathering and Soil Formation....Pages 115-138
Refractory Soil Organic Matter — Formation, Accumulation, Translocation and Transformation....Pages 139-159
Ornithogenic Ecosystems in the Maritime Antarctic — Formation, Development and Disintegration....Pages 161-184
Front Matter....Pages 185-188
Heterotrophic Microbes, Microbial and Enzymatic Activity in Antarctic Soils....Pages 189-214
Plant Communities on King George Island....Pages 215-231
Plant Communities at Wilkes Land....Pages 233-248
Plant Communities at Dronning Maud Land....Pages 249-264
Soil Fauna of Antarctic Coastal Landscapes....Pages 265-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-284
Soils as Habitats for Microorganisms....Pages 285-302
Ecological Classification of Terrestrial Algal Communities in Polar Environments....Pages 303-326
Plants and Lichens in the Antarctic, Their Way of Life and Their Relevance to Soil Formation....Pages 327-373
Soil Ecology in Relation to Plant Patterns....Pages 375-391
Uses, Preservation, and Protection of Antarctic Coastal Regions....Pages 393-407
Front Matter....Pages 281-284
Concluding Remarks....Pages 409-411
Back Matter....Pages 413-429