Marine Geochemistry offers a fully comprehensive and
integrated treatment of the chemistry of the oceans, their
sediments and biota. The first edition of the book received strong
critical acclaim and was described as ?a standard text for
years to come.? This third edition of Marine
Geochemistry has been written at a time when the role of the
oceans in the Earth System is becoming increasingly apparent.
Following the successful format adopted previously, this
new edition treats the oceans as a unified entity, and addresses
the question ?how do the oceans work as a chemical
system?? To address this question, the text has
been updated to cover recent advances in our understanding of
topics such as the carbon chemistry of the oceans, nutrient cycling
and its effect on marine chemistry, the acidification of sea water,
and the role of the oceans in climate change. In addition, the
importance of shelf seas in oceanic cycles has been re-evaluated in
the light of new research.


Marine Geochemistry offers both undergraduate and
graduate students and research workers an integrated approach to
one of the most important reservoirs in the Earth System.



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