Carbon and nutrient fluxes in continental margins
Subtitle: a global synthesis
By: Kon-Kee Liu ... [et al.] (eds.) ; preface by Fred T. Mackenzie
Series: Global change--the IGBP series; Global change--the IGBP series
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 741
ISBN-13: 9783540927341
Subjects: Nutrient cycles; Nährstoffkreislauf; Kontinentalrand; Environmental conditions; Kohlenstoffkreislauf; Continental margins; Carbon content; Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Description: The book provides best estimates of carbon and nutrient fluxes in seven types of continental margins. In each type, these fluxes are reported in detail individually for 3-7 representative geographic regions, each of which is characterized by concise descriptions of the physical and biogeochemical settings. Drawn from the regional synthesis, a global synthesis is put together for carbon fluxes exchanged between continental margins as a whole and the atmosphere and between that and the open ocean. Global syntheses on sediments and nutrients discharged to the ocean from land are also provided in the book. To guide future research on continental margin biogeochemistry, the book also elaborates on a few critical themes that emerged in recent years. One of these is the human impact on the continental margin biogeochemistry, which accentuates the need to include human perturbation of the system in future research. Thus the book represents the state-of-the-art knowledge on the subject, which will be needed for all researchers on continental margin environmental issues.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 629-720) and index.