Marine biogeochemical cycles / prepared by Rachael James for the Course Team.

Other author James, Rachael.
Other author Open University. Oceanography Course Team.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoOxford, UK ; Boston, MA : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann ; Milton Keynes, England : In association with the Open University, 2005.
Description130 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Subjects

SeriesOceanography ; v. 5
Open University oceanography series ; v. 5. ^A1262655
Contents Introduction -- The nature of deep-sea sediments -- The distribution of deep-sea sediments -- Sediment accumulation rates -- Interactions between sediments and seawater -- Biogeochemical processes in seawater -- Behavior of dissolved constituents -- The biological particle cycle -- Vertical movement of dissolved constituents: the two-box model -- Lateral variations of dissolved constituents in the deep oceans -- The air-sea interface -- The accumulation of deep-sea sediments --Biogenic sediments -- Terrigenous sediments -- Deep-sea sediments and palaeoceanography -- Evolution of the ocean basins -- Use of proxies in palaeocean ography -- Reconstructing past oceans: Insights as to the causes of climate change -- Biochemical activity in deep-sea sediments -- Authigenesis in deep sea sediments -- Diagenesis -- Periodic Table of Elements.
General noteSeries statement from pg. 4 of cover.
General note"S330."
General note"Prepared by an Open University Course Team"--Cover.
General noteIncludes index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Marine biogeochemical cycles. 2nd ed. Oxford, UK ; Boston, MA : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann ; Milton Keynes, England : In Association with the Open University, 2005
ISBN0750667931
ISBN9780750667937

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Joyner General Stacks GC111.2 .M37 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold