Main description:

Biogeochemistry of Estuaries offers a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to understanding biogeochemical cycling in estuaries. Designed as a text for intermediate to advanced students, this book utilizes numerous illustrations and an extensive literature base to impart the current state-of-the-art knowledge in this field. While many of the existing books in estuarine science are comprised of edited volumes, typically focused on highly specific
topics in estuaries,Biogeochemistry of Estuaries provides, for the first time, a unique foundation in the areas of geomorphology, geochemistry, biochemistry, aqueous chemistry, and ecology, while making strong
linkages (trhoughout the text) to ecosystem-based processes in estuarine sciences. Estuaries, located at the interface between land and the coastal ocean are dynamic, highly productive systems that, in many cases, have been historically associated with development of many of the great centers of early human civilization. Consequentially, these systems have and continue to be highly impacted by anthropogenic inputs. This timely book takes the foundational basis of elemental cycling in estuarine
and applies it to estuarine management issues. Biogeochemistry of Estuaries will be welcomed by estuarine/marine scientists, ecologists, biogeochemists, and environmentalists around the world.

Contents:

I Estuarine Science and Biogeochemical Cycles
1: Introduction
II Physical Dynamics of Estuaries
2: Origin and Geomorphology
3 Hydrodynamics:
III Chemistry of Estuarine Waters
4: Physical Properties and Gradients
5: Dissolved Gases in Water
IV Properties of Estuarine Sediments
6: Sources and Distribution of Sediments
7: Isotope Geochemistry
V Organic Matter Sources and Transformation
8: Organic Matter Cycling
9: Characterization of Organic Matter
VI Nutrient and Trace Metal Cycling
10: Nitrogen Cycle
11: Phosphorus and Silica Cycles
12: Sulfur Cycle
13: Carbon Cycle
14: Trace Metal Cycling
VII Anthropogenic Inputs to Estuaries
15: Anthropogenic Stressors in Estuaries
VIII Global Impact of Estuaries
16: Estuarine-Coastal Interactions
Appendices
I. Chemical Elements (IUPAC list)
II. Useful SI Units and Conversion Factors
III. Physical and Chemical Constants
IV. Geologic Timetable
Glossary
Bibliography
Index