Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-Free Coastal Landscapes

I The Environment.- Preface.- Antarctic Coastal Landscapes: Characteristics, Ecology and Research.- Maritime and Continental Antarctic: The Sites of Investigation in Context 17.- King George Island - South Shetland Islands, Maritime Antarctic.- Wilkes Land (Casey Station).- Dronning Maud Land and Its Environments.- II Soils, Soil Development and Soil Properties.- Preface.- Glacial Changes in the Areas of Admiralty Bay, Potter Cove, King George Island, Maritime Antarctica.- Soils and Soilscapes.- Weathering and Soil Formation.- Refractory Soil Organic Matter - Formation, Accumulation, Translocation and Transformation.- Ornithogenic Ecosystems in the Maritime Antarctic Formation, Development and Disintegration.- III Soil Microbes, Plants and Soil Fauna.- Preface.- Heterotrophic Soil Microbes, Microbial and Enzymatic Activity in Antarctic Soils.- Plant Communities on King George Island.- Plant Communities at Wilkes Land.- Plant Communities at Dronning Maud Land.- Soil Fauna of Antarctic Coastal Landscapes.- IV Integrating Aspects for Soil Ecology in Antarctic Coastal Landscapes.- Preface.- Soils as Habitats for microorganisms.- Ecological Classification of Terrestrial Algal Communities in Polar Environments.- Plants and Lichens in the Antarctic, Their Way of Life and Their Relevance to Soil Formation.- Soil Ecology in Relation to Plant Patterns.- Uses, Preservation and Protection of Antarctic Coastal Regions.- Concluding Remarks.- Taxonomic Index.- Geographical Index.