@ARTICLE{Pietr_Stanisław_J._Mineralization_1983,
 author={Pietr, Stanisław J. and Tatur, Andrzej and Myrcha, Andrzej},
 volume={vol. 4},
 number={No 1-4},
 journal={Polish Polar Research},
 pages={97-112},
 howpublished={online},
 year={1983},
 publisher={Polish Academy of Sciences},
 publisher={Committee on Polar Research},
 abstract={Bacterial, enzymatic and chemical analyses pointed to active microbiological mineralization and transformation of penguin excrements at "maritime Antarctic". The following physiological groups of bacteria were found: proteolitic, amonifying, nitrifying, lecithin degrading, Са3(Р04 ) 2 dissolving, chitin degrading and spore forming ones. The number of molds was not significant. The nitrate reducers and N2 — fixing bacteria were not detected. About 50% of С and N were volatilized during three weeks. Some parts of N — NH3 was oxidized to N — NO3 in surface layer of the soil. The content of P increased during degradation of penguin excrements. About 1/3 part of total organic carbon content in bird excrements residues was derived from chitin.},
 type={Article},
 title={Mineralization of penguin excrements in the Admiralty Bay region (King George Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica)},
 URL={http://ochroma.man.poznan.pl/Content/111524/PDF-MASTER/1983_1-4_097-112.pdf},
 keywords={Antarctic, penguin excrements, chemical composition, bacterial degradation, enzymatic activity},
}