Biogeochemistry of estuaries /
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| Author / Creator: | Bianchi, Thomas S. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Oxford University Press, 2007. |
| Description: | xiv, 706 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6120000 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Estuarine Science and Biogeochemical Cycles
- Importance of Estuaries
- Description of Estuarine Science
- Human Impact on Estuaries and Management Issues
- Biogeochemical Cycles in Estuaries
- Summary
- I. Physical Dynamics of Estuaries
- 2. Origin and Geomorphology
- Age, Formation, and Classification
- Distribution and Sedimentary Processes within Estuarine Types
- Summary
- 3. Hydrodynamics
- Hydrologic Cycle
- General Circulation, Mixing Patterns, and Salt Balance
- Residence Times
- Summary
- II. Chemistry of Estuarine Waters
- 4. Physical Properties and Gradients
- Thermodynamic Equilibrium Models and Kinetics
- Physical Properties of Water and Solubility of Salts
- Sources and Mixing of Dissolved Salts in Estuaries
- Concepts and Measurement of Salinity
- Reactivity of Dissolved Constituents
- Ion Activity, Speciation, and Equilibrium Models
- Effects of Suspended Particulates and Chemical Interactions
- Summary
- 5. Dissolved Gases in Water
- Composition of the Atmosphere
- Atmosphere-Water Exchange
- Water-to-Air Fluxes of Carbon Dioxide and Other Dissolved Gases in Estuaries
- Summary
- III. Properties of Estuarine Sediments
- 6. Sources and Distribution of Sediments
- Weathering Processes
- Erosion, Transport, and Sedimentation
- Estuarine Turbidity Maximum, Benthic Boundary Layer, and Fluid Muds
- Summary
- 7. Isotope Geochemistry
- Basic Principles of Radioactivity
- Radionuclides in Estuarine Research
- Stable Isotopes
- Summary
- IV. Organic Matter Sources and Transformation
- 8. Organic Matter Cycling
- Production of Organic Matter
- Particulate and Dissolved Organic Matter in Estuaries
- Decomposition of Organic Detritus
- Early Diagenesis
- Animal-Sediment Relations and Organic Matter Cycling
- Controls on the Preservation of Organic Matter in Estuarine Sediments
- Summary
- 9. Characterization of Organic Matter
- Bulk Organic Matter Techniques
- Molecular Biomarkers
- Summary
- V. Nutrient and Trace Metal Cycling
- 10. Nitrogen Cycle
- Sources of Nitrogen to Estuaries
- Transformations and Cycling of Inorganic and Organic Nitrogen
- Sediment-Water Exchange of Dissolved Nitrogen
- Nitrogen Budgets for Selected Estuaries
- Summary
- 11. Phosphorus and Silica Cycles
- Sources of Phosphorus to Estuaries
- Phosphorus Fluxes Across the Sediment-Water Interface
- Cycling of Inorganic and Organic Phosphorus
- Phosphorus Budgets from Selected Estuaries
- Sources of Silica to Estuaries
- Silica Cycling
- Summary
- 12. Sulfur Cycle
- Sources of Sulfur to Estuaries
- Cycling of Inorganic and Organic Sulfur in Estuarine Sediments
- Cycling of Inorganic and Organic Sulfur in Estuarine Waters
- Summary
- 13. Carbon Cycle
- The Global Carbon Cycle
- Transformations and Cycling of Dissolved Inorganic Carbon
- Carbon Dioxide and Methane Emissions in Estuaries
- Transformations and Cycling of Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon
- The Ecological Transfer of Carbon
- Carbon Budgets for Selected Estuaries
- Summary
- 14. Trace Metal Cycling
- Sources and Abundance of Trace Metals
- Background on Metal Ion Chemistry
- Trace Metal Cycling in the Water Column
- Trace Metal Cycling and Fluxes in Sediments
- Summary
- VI. Anthropogenic Inputs to Estuaries
- 15. Anthropogenic Stressors in Estuaries
- Anthropogenic Change in Estuaries
- Partitioning and Toxicity of Trace Metals
- Partitioning and Toxicity of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants
- Nutrient Loading and Eutrophication
- Historical Reconstruction of Environmental Change
- Summary
- VII. Global Impact of Estuaries
- 16. Estuarine-Coastal Interactions
- Rivers, Estuaries, and the Coastal Ocean
- River-Dominated Ocean Margins
- Groundwater Inputs to the Coastal Ocean
- Summary
- Appendices
- 1. Atomic Weights of Elements
- 2. SI Units and Conversion Factors
- 3. Physical and Chemical Constants
- 4. Geologic Timetable
- Glossary
- References
- Index
