Browsing by Author "O'Neill, Tanya Ann"
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Soil physical impacts and recovery rates following human-induced disturbances in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica
O'Neill, Tanya Ann (University of Waikato, 2013)With increasing visitor numbers an understanding of the impacts of human activities on Antarctic soil environments has become an important issue. The overall objective of this thesis was to investigate soil physical ... -
Soil priorities for Antarctica
Roudier, P.; O'Neill, Tanya Ann; Almond, P.; Poirot, C. (Elsevier BV, 2022)While most of Antarctica is covered by ice sheets, a small part of the continent is permanently ice-free, sometimes for millions of years, where soils developed. Ice-free regions represent about 0.44% of the total area of ... -
Visual recovery of desert pavement surfaces following impacts from vehicle and foot traffic in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica
O'Neill, Tanya Ann; Balks, Megan R.; López-Martínez, Jerónimo (Cambridge University Press, 2013)Sites of past human activity were investigated to assess the visual recovery of the desert pavement following impacts from human trampling and vehicle traffic. Visually disturbed and nearby control sites were assessed using ...