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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822218503321

Autore

Bianchi Thomas S

Titolo

Biogeochemistry of estuaries / / Thomas S. Bianchi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-028964-3

0-19-756204-3

1-281-15631-0

9786611156312

0-19-534771-4

1-4294-6879-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (721 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

577.7/86

Soggetti

Biogeochemical cycles

Estuarine ecology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [535]-687) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Estuarine science and biogeochemical cycles -- Origin and geomorphology -- Hydrodynamics -- Physical properties and gradients -- Dissolved gases in water -- Sources and distribution of sediments -- Isotope geochemistry -- Organic matter cycling -- Characterization of organic matter -- Nitrogen cycle -- Phosphorus and silica cycles -- Sulfur cycle -- Carbon cycle -- Trace metal cycling -- Anthropogenic stressors in estuaries -- Estuarine-coastal interactions

Sommario/riassunto

Biogeochemistry of Estuaries offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary biogeochemical cycling in estuaries. Designed as a text for intermediate to advanced students, this book utilises numerous illustrations and an extensive literature base to impart the current state-of-the-art knowledge in the field.