Geochemical zones and environmental gradients for soils from the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

Diaz, Melisa A.; Gardner, Christopher B.; Welch, Susan A.; Jackson, W. Andrew; Adams, Byron J.; Wall, Diana H.; Hogg, Ian D.; Fierer, Noah; Lyons, W. Berry

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1629-2021

Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1629-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-1629-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 5

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09 Mar 2021

Research article |

| 09 Mar 2021

Geochemical zones and environmental gradients for soils from the central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica

Melisa A. Diaz, Christopher B. Gardner, Susan A. Welch, W. Andrew Jackson, Byron J. Adams, Diana H. Wall, Ian D. Hogg, Noah Fierer, and W. Berry Lyons

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RC1: 'Review for EGU Biogeosciences: Geochemical zones and environmental gradients for soils from the Central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica Melisa A. Diaz et al.', Peter Convey, 20 Oct 2020
- AC1: 'Response to reviewers', Melisa Diaz, 05 Dec 2020
RC2: 'Review of “Geochemical zones and environmental gradients for soils from the Central Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica”', Natasja van Gestel, 04 Nov 2020
- AC1: 'Response to reviewers', Melisa Diaz, 05 Dec 2020

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Dec 2020) by Kees Jan van Groenigen

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Water-soluble salt and nutrient concentrations of soils collected along the Shackleton Glacier, Antarctica, show distinct geochemical gradients related to latitude, longitude, elevation, soil moisture, and distance from coast and glacier. Machine learning algorithms were used to estimate geochemical gradients for the region given the relationship with geography. Geography and surface exposure age drive salt and nutrient abundances, influencing invertebrate habitat suitability and biogeography.