MARINE GEOCHEMISTRY

The first edition of 'Marine Geochemistry' was written in response to the need for a single state-of-the art text that treats the oceans as a unified system. Since the first edition was written there have been significant advances in several areas of marine geochemistry and this second edition was written to accommodate these developments. The emphasis of Marine Geochemistry is on identifying key processes operating within the 'unified ocean'. Fundamental conceptual changes relating to trace metal speciation, carbon dioxide and climate change, the transport of particulate material to the interior of the ocean, primary production and iron limitation, colloids, and the preservation/destruction of organic matter in marine sediments, are all covered.