X. Feng, A. J. Simpson, E. G. Gregorich, B. Elberling, D. W. Hopkins, A. D. Sparrow, P. M. Novis, L. G. Greenfield and M. J. Simpson 2010: Chemical characterization of microbial-dominated soil organic matter in the Garwood Valley, Antarctica. - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta74(22): 6485-6498. [RLL List # 221 / Rec.# 32383] Keywords: ANTARCTICA/ GARWOOD VALLEY/ SOILS/ CARBON/ NITROGEN/ CHEMISTRY
Abstract: ["Natural abundance carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures of organic materials in the dry valleys indicate mixed provenance of the soil organic matter (SOM) with varying proportions of contributions from lichens, mosses, lake-derived algae and cyanobacteria."]