@ARTICLE{Klimowicz_Zbigniew_Soil_1996, author={Klimowicz, Zbigniew and Uziak, Stanisław}, volume={vol. 17}, number={No 1-2}, journal={Polish Polar Research}, pages={93-106}, howpublished={online}, year={1996}, publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee on Polar Research}, abstract={Soil-plant conditions in selected valleys typical for Bellsund Region are varying from hardly favourable (Skilvika), to favourable (Calypsostranda) and medium (Lyellstranda). Plant growth and development of a soil cover are favoured by grain size composition (loamy sands and light loams), quick warming-up of a soil, relative stability of a ground, location and shape of valleys, etc. Unfavourable soil-plant conditions result from too light or too heavy grain size composition, considerable dynamics of ground mechanical features and high compactness of a soil. Varying contents of carbonates and alkaline reaction (except for almost neutral reaction in organic horizons) were typical for the studied soils. Thickness of humus horizons as well as contents of organic C vary at the three studied sites. Significant is high concentration of easily available Ca and Mg, sometimes also of Na.}, type={Article}, title={Soil and vegetation conditions in small valleys at southern coast of Bellsund, Spitsbergen}, URL={http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110953/PDF/1996-1-2_093-106.pdf}, keywords={Arctic, Spitsbergen, valleys, soil and vegetation conditions}, }