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Table 9.7
Relative importanc
e of soil-forming processes in ice-free regions and sub-regions of Antarctica
a
Ice-free
region
b
1C
Soil-forming process
1M
2C
3C
3M
4C
5aM
5bC
5bM
6M
7C
7M
8C
8M
Rubifi cation
*
***
*
*
***
**
***
*
***
*
*
*
**
Salinization
*
***
*
*
***
*
***
*
***
*
*
*
*
Calcifi cation
*
*
**
**
*
*
*
**
*
**
**
*
*
Soil organic matter
accumulation
**
*
**
**
*
**
*
*
*
*
*
**
**
Pervection
**
*
**
**
*
**
*
*
*
*
*
**
**
Desert pavement
formation
**
***
*
**
***
*
***
**
***
**
**
*
*
Permafrost development
**
***
**
**
***
**
***
**
***
***
***
*
**
Acidifi cation
*
*
**
*
*
***
*
*
*
*
**
***
**
Hydromorphism
**
*
***
***
*
***
*
*
*
*
**
***
**
Phosphatization
*
*
**
**
*
**
*
*
*
*
*
***
***
Sulfurization
**
*
**
*
*
**
*
*
*
*
*
**
*
Paludifi cation
*
*
**
**
*
**
*
*
*
*
*
***
**
Podzolization
*
*
*
*
*
**
*
*
*
*
*
**
**
a
Relative importance: *low or absent; **moderate; ***important
b
C
coastal,
M
inland mountains
