Biogeochemistry of Estuaries by Thomas S. Bianchi
http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/EarthSciences/Geochemistry/?view=usa&ci=9780195160826
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 (throughout 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.
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