Screen LibraryGlobal biogeochemical cycles /
Describes the transformation/movement of chemical substances in a global context and is designed for courses dealing with some aspects of biogeochemical cycles. Organized in three sections, it covers earth sciences, element cycles and a synthesis of contemporary environmental issues.
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Academic Press,
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| Publisher Address: | London ; San Diego : |
| Publication Dates: | 1992. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
International geophysics series ;
v. 50 |
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| Online Access: |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/bookseries/00746142/50 |
| Summary: |
Describes the transformation/movement of chemical substances in a global context and is designed for courses dealing with some aspects of biogeochemical cycles. Organized in three sections, it covers earth sciences, element cycles and a synthesis of contemporary environmental issues. |
| Item Description: | GB92-00120. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xvi, 379 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780121476854 0121476855 9780080954707 0080954707 |
| Index Number: | QH344 |
| CLC: | P593 |
| Contents: | Front Cover; Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Copyright Page; Contents; Authors; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. The Origin and Early Evolution of the Earth; Chapter 3. Evolution and the Biosphere; Chapter 4. Modeling BiogeochemicalCycles; Chapter 5. Equilibrium, Rate, and Natural Systems; Chapter 6. Tectonic Processes, Continental Freeboard, and the Rate-controlling Step for Continental Denudation; Chapter 7. Pedosphere; Chapter 8. Sediments: Their Interaction with Biogeochemical Cycles through Formation and Diagenesis; Chapter 9. The Oceans; Chapter 10. The Atmosphere. |