Cryosols Permafrost-Affected Soils [Paperback]

Cryosols  permafrost  occupy a unique part of the earth and have properties greatly different from other soils. They also occur where the greatest impact of global warming is predicted. This is the first book bring together the leading researchers in the area of permafrost soils to produce a review of the geography, cryogenic soil forming processes, ecological processes, classification and use of soils that are affected by permafrost.

Cryosols occupy a unique part of the earth and have properties greatly different from other soils. They also occur where the greatest impact of global warming is predicted. They have been studied extensively in Russia, Canada and in other regions. This is, however, the first book which brings together experts from all fields in order to focus on these unique soils. It will undoubtedly provide one of the best sources of information available about these soils.

Section 1. The History of Research of Polar Soil.- 1. Soil Research in Arctic Alaska, Greenland, and Antarctica.- 2. The History of Research of Eurasian Cryosols.- 3. Northern Soil Research in Canada.- Section 2. The Geography of Cryosols.- 1. Similarities and Differences in Arctic and Antarctic Soil Zones.- 2. Cryosols in Alaska.- 3. Cryosols of Arctic Canada.- 4. Cryosols of the Boreal, Subarctic, and Western Cordillera Regions of Canada.- 5. Cryosols in the Russian Arctic Archipelagos.- 6. Soils and Soil Cover of Northeastern Eurasia.- 7. Cryosols of the Russian European North.- 8. Cryosols of Western Siberia.- 9. Cryosols of the Mountains of Southern Siberia and Far Eastern Russia.- 10. Geography and Ecology of Cryogenic Soils of Mongolia.- 11. The Periglacial Environment and Distribution of Cryosols in China.- 12. Cryosols of the Arid Antarctic.- 13. The Soil Cover of Central Siberia.- Section 3. Properties and Processes of Cryosols.- 1. Physico-Chemical Procl³!