Introduction to Marine Biogeochemistry

Name: Introduction to Marine Biogeochemistry
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ISBN: 9780471509462

ISBN-10: 0471509469

ISBN-13: 9780471509462

Edition: 1992

Authors: Susan M. Libes

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Book details

List price: $111.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/20/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 752
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.190
Language: English



Partial table of contents


The Physical Chemistry Of Seawater


The Crustal-Ocean Factory


The Waters of the Sea


Salinity as a Conservative Tracer


Gas Solubility and Exchange Across the Air-Sea Interface


The Redox Chemistry Of Seawater


The Importance of Oxygen


Vertical Segregation of the Biolimiting Elements


Horizontal Segregation of the Biolimiting Elements


Trace Metals in Seawater


The Chemistry Of Marine Sediments


Classification of Sediments


Calcite, Alkalinity, and the pH of Seawater


Biogenic Silica


Iron-Manganese Nodules and Other Hydrogenous Minerals


Organic Biogeochemistry


The Production and Destruction of Organic Compounds in the Sea


The Marine Nitrogen Cycle


The Marine Carbon Cycle and the Carbon Dioxide Problem


The Origin of Petroleum in the Marine Environment


Isotope Geochemistry


Measuring Rates and Dates: The Use of Radioisotopes in the Study of Marine Processes


Reading the Sedimentary Record: The Use of Stable Isotopes in the Study of Paleoceanography


Marine Pollution


The Fate of Pollutants in the Coastal Ocean


Appendices


Glossary


Index