Geochemistry of marine sediments / David J. Burdige.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burdige, David Jay, 1956- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine sediments.

Geochemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (632 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, [2006]

Summary:

The processes occurring in surface marine sediments have a profound effect on the local and global cycling of many elements. This graduate text presents the fundamentals of marine sediment geochemistry by examining the complex chemical, biological, and physical processes that contribute to the conversion of these sediments to rock, a process known as early diagenesis. Research over the past three decades has uncovered the fact that the oxidation of organic matter deposited in sediment acts as a causative agent for many early diagenetic changes. Summarizing and discussing these findings and providing a much-needed update to Robert Berner's Early Diagenesis: A Theoretical Approach, David J. Burdige describes the ways to quantify geochemical processes in marine sediment. By doing so, he offers a deeper understanding of the cycling of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, along with important metals such as iron and manganese. No other book presents such an in-depth look at marine sediment geochemistry. Including the most up-to-date research, a complete survey of the subject, explanatory text, and the most recent mathematical formulations that have contributed to our greater understanding of early diagenesis, Geochemistry of Marine Sediments will interest graduate students of geology, geochemistry, and oceanography, as well as the broader community of earth scientists. It is poised to become the standard text on the subject for years to come.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Common Abbreviations and Symbols

CHAPTER ONE Introduction

CHAPTER TWO The Components of Marine Sediments

CHAPTER THREE Isotope Geochemistry

CHAPTER FOUR Physical Properties of Sediments

CHAPTER FIVE An Introduction to Transport Processes in Sediments

CHAPTER SIX Models of Sediment Diagenesis

CHAPTER SEVEN Biogeochemical Processes in Sediments

CHAPTER EIGHT Quantifying Carbon and Nutrient Remineralization in Sediments

CHAPTER NINE An Introduction to the Organic Geochemistry of Marine Sediments

CHAPTER TEN Dissolved Organic Matter in Marine Sediments

CHAPTER ELEVEN Linking Sediment Organic Geochemistry and Sediment Diagenesis

CHAPTER TWELVE Processes at the Sediment-Water Interface

CHAPTER THIRTEEN Biogeochemical Processes in Pelagic (Deep-Sea) Sediments

CHAPTER FOURTEEN Nonsteady-State Processes in Marine Sediments

CHAPTER FIFTEEN The Controls on Organic Carbon Preservation in Marine Sediments

CHAPTER SIXTEEN Biogeochemical Processes in Continental Margin Sediments

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Biogeochemical Processes in Continental Margin Sediments

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN Linking Sediment Processes to Global Elemental Cycles: Authigenic Clay Mineral Formation and Reverse Weathering

Appendix Some of the Field Sites Discussed in the Text

References

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781523148448

1523148446

9780691216096

0691216096