Benthic Boundary Layer - Transport Processes and Biogeochemistry

Klappentext The benthic boundary layer is the zone of water and sediment immediately adjacent to the bottom of a sea! lake! or river. This zone is of considerable interest to biologists! geochemists! sedimentologists! and engineers because of very strong gradients of energy! dissolved and solid chemicalcomponents! suspended matter! and the number of organisms that live there. It is! for example! the sink for anthropogenic substances and the home of microscopic plant life that provides the nutrients that determine fish populations--and ultimately the size of the fisheries. This book of originalchapters edited by Professors Boudreau and Jorgensen! both leading researchers in the field! will meet the need for an up-to-date! definitive text/reference on measurements! techniques! and models for transport and biochemical processes in the benthic boundary layer. Each chapter provides acomprehensive review of a selected field! with illustrated examples from the authors' own work. The book will appeal to professionals and researchers in marine biology! marine chemistry! marine engineering! and sedimentology. Zusammenfassung The benthic boundary layer is the zone at the bottom of a body of water. It contains strong gradients of energy, dissolved, solid and suspended matter, and many organisms. This text offers a guide and reference on measurements, techniques and models for its transport and biochemical processes.

Product details

• Authors: Bernard P. Boudreau, Bernard P. Jorgensen Boudreau, Bo Barker Jorgensen
• Assisted by: Bernard P. Boudreau (Editor), Boudreau Bernard P. (Editor), Bo Barker Jorgensen (Editor), Bo Barker Jørgensen (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2000
• EAN: 9780195118810
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511881-0
• No. of pages: 418
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biochemistry, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Marine Biology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Limnology, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, biochemistry, Geological surface processes (geomorphology), Geochemistry, Limnology (inland waters), Hydrobiology, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas), Limnology (Freshwater), Geomorphology and geological surface processes