Overview
- Reviews the environmental conditions in the bottom sediments of the White Sea
- Collates leading expertise from marine geology, ecology, and biogeochemistry
- Appeals to environmental managers, scientists and policymakers
Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 82)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book presents a new perspective on the sedimentation processes in the White Sea, based on a multidisciplinary research study conducted between 2001 and 2016. It provides a comprehensive review and discusses the latest research findings on the ecosystem of this sub-arctic zone.
The topics addressed include suspended particulate matter as a main source and proxy of the sedimentation processes in the White Sea; vertical fluxes of dispersed sedimentary matter and absolute masses in the White Sea; and the development history and quaternary deposits of the modern White Sea basin. The authors closely examine the abundance and species composition of microalgae associations and the environmental conditions in the bottom sediments of the White Sea, namely, heavy metal accumulation and aliphatic and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
The book ends contain a summary of the key conclusions and recommendations. Together with the companion volume Biogeochemistry of the Atmosphere, Ice and Water of the White Sea: The White Sea Environment Part I, it offers an essential source of information for postgraduate students, researchers, and stakeholders alike.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sedimentation Processes in the White Sea
Book Subtitle: The White Sea Environment Part II
Editors: Alexander P. Lisitsyn, Liudmila L. Demina
Series Title: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05111-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-05110-5Published: 31 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-05111-2Published: 22 January 2019
Series ISSN: 1867-979X
Series E-ISSN: 1616-864X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 311
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Chemistry, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Sedimentology, Geochemistry, Marine & Freshwater Sciences