An Introduction To Marine Biogeochemistry; Author: Loibes, Susan; Author: Libes, Susan; Hardback; Book

Author: Loibes, Susan; Author: Libes, Susan
Hardback; Book
750 pages
Published: March 1992
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN: 0471509469

Focuses on the ocean's role in the global biogeochemical cycling of selected elements and the impact of humans on the transport of these elements. Among the topics covered are the chemical composition of seawater from the perspectives of elemental speciation and the impact of solutes on water's physical behavior; biogeochemical phenomena which control accumulation and preservation of marine sediments; marine chemistry of radioactive and stable isotopes; seawater pollution. Contains many examples as well as steady-state models to aid readers in understanding this relatively young, growing and complex science.This student's text emphasizes the interaction between humans and the ocean, as well as the central role that the ocean plays in the global biogeochemical cycling of materials on Earth. It covers the major biological, geological and chemical fields involved.