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Table 9.4
Analytical properties of selected
taxa from the Sou
th Shetland Islands
Ex.
Ca
Ex. Mg
Ex. Na
Ex. K
Ex. Al
CEC
Depth
(cm)
Sand
(%)
Silt
(%)
Clay
(%)
pH
(H
2
O)
TOC
(%)
Total
N (%)
Extr. P
(mg/L)
Horizon
(cmol
c
/kg)
Typic Aquorthels; Elephant Island; O'Brien et al. (
1979
)
BS (%)
TSS (%)
C1
0-5
51
39
10
5.4
0.39
0.22
0.06
6.07
0.019
8.2
0.33
0.04
22
C2
5-25
56
44
<1
22.5
0.47
0.22
0.08
23.27
0.023
8.4
0.5
0.03
14
C3
45-55
52
47
<1
40.4
0.51
0.14
0.09
41.14
0.023
8.5
0.61
0.05
20
Cg
65-75
52
48
<1
39.8
0.55
0.14
0.1
40.59
0.024
8.6
0.55
0.05
19
Cf
90
(cmol
c
/dm
−3
)
(Ornithic) Glacic Haploturbels; King George Island; Michel et al. (
2006
)
0-10
42
38
20
15.4
5
396
228
0.2
22.7
23
5.9
0.06
33.7
10-20
39
35
26
7.8
5
388
244
0
15.1
15
7.1
0.01
37.7
20-30
42
34
24
8.2
2.7
376
224
0
13.1
13
7.8
0
38.3
30-40
41
35
24
7.8
4.6
320
216
0
14.3
14
8.2
0
38.5
40-50
45
33
22
7.9
4.4
380
244
0
14.6
15
8
0
40.6
50-60
40
39
21
7.9
4.4
344
232
0
14.4
14
8.5
0
38.4
(Ornithic) Lithic Umbriturbels; King George Island; Michel et al. (
2006
)
dag/kg
0-10
70
21
9
3.6
2.6
232
200
5.6
7.7
8
4.8
4.5
0.08
26.6
10-20
65
26
9
2.2
1.2
216
260
6.6
5
5
4.5
2.8
0.08
30.9
20-30
67
24
9
1.8
0.72
204
280
5.4
4.1
4
4.3
2.7
0.08
35.9
30-40
64
26
10
1.8
0.74
152
236
5.2
3.8
4
4.2
2.5
0.1
38
40-50
63
24
13
1.4
0.6
90
164
3.8
2.8
3
4.2
6
0.12
37.7
50-60
63
24
13
1.7
0.71
100
170
4.2
3.2
3
4.1
7.4
0.09
34
(continued)
