Soil types and nutrients on Signy Island

Although all the soils on Signy Island are at an early stage of development a number of contrasting types are present. In this report the influence of the various internal and external soil-forming factors described by Jenny (1941) and others on the chemistry of the Island’s soils are considered.

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Publication status:
Published
Author(s):
Authors: Allen, S.E., Northover, M.J.

Date:
1 January, 1967
Journal/Source:
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences / 252
Page(s):
179-185
Link to published article:
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1967.0009