
Rate of transformation of plants residues in the umbrisoil of the Southwestern coast of Svalbard
Author(s) -
Natalya Ivanova,
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Galina Kashulina,
Tatyana I. Litvinova,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
trudy kolʹskogo naučnogo centra ran
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2307-5252
DOI - 10.37614/2307-5252.2021.6.12.9.041
Subject(s) - decomposition , altitude (triangle) , intensity (physics) , position (finance) , current (fluid) , environmental science , geography , ecology , physical geography , atmospheric sciences , geology , biology , oceanography , mathematics , physics , geometry , finance , quantum mechanics , economics
The current study shows that decomposition of plant residues in the Umbrisol of Spitsbergen proceeds quite intensively despite the high latitudinal position. The rate of decomposition depends on the type of plant. The dependence of the decomposition intensity on the altitude is less clear.