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Biogeochemical Cycling and Sediment Ecology

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  • © 1999

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Editors:
  1. John S. Gray

    1. Biologisk Institutt, Universitetet i Oslo, Blindern, Norway

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  2. William Ambrose

    1. Department of Biology, Bates College, Lewiston, USA

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  3. Anna Szaniawska

    1. Institute of Oceanography, Gdansk University, Gdynia, Poland

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Partnership Subseries: 2 (ASEN2, volume 59)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Geochemistry of Organic Carbon in the Ocean

    • E. A. Romankevich, A. A. Vetrov, G. A. Korneeva
    Pages 1-27

  3. Primary Production and Decomposition of Organic Matter in Coastal Areas of the Northern Aral Sea, with Special Reference to Land-Sea Interactions

    • M. I. Orlova
    Pages 29-48

  4. Biogeochemistry of Water and Sediment in the OB and Yenisey Estuaries

    • Vyacheslav V. Gordeev
    Pages 49-68

  5. The Continental-Ocean Boundary as a Marginal Filter in the World Oceans

    • A. P. Lisitzin
    Pages 69-103

  6. Unjustifiably Ignored: Reflections on the Role of Benthos in Marine Ecosystems

    • W. E. Arntz, J. M. Gili, K. Reise
    Pages 105-124

  7. Understanding Small-Scale Processes Controlling the Bioavailability of Organic Contaminants to Deposit-Feeding Benthos

    • Thomas L. Forbes
    Pages 125-136

  8. The Role of the Marine Gastropod Cerithium Vulgatum in the Biogeochemical Cycling of Metals

    • A. Nicolaidou, J. A. Nott
    Pages 137-146

  9. Changes in Macrozoobenthos Communities Induced by Anthropogenic Eutrophication of the Gulf of Gdansk

    • A. Szaniawska, U. Janas, M. Normant
    Pages 147-152

  10. Do Benthic Animals Control the Particle Exchange between Bioturbated Sediments and Benthic Turbidity Zones?

    • G. Graf
    Pages 153-159

  11. Impact of Catchment Land-Use on an Estuarine Benthic Food Web

    • D. Raffaelli
    Pages 161-171

  12. Natural Variability and the Effects of Fisheries in the North Sea: Towards an Integrated Fisheries and Ecosystem Management?

    • Magda J. N. Bergman, Han J. Lindeboom
    Pages 173-184

  13. Community Compositon of Tidal Flats on Spitsbergen: Consequence of Disturbance?

    • J. M. Weslawski, M. Szymelfenig
    Pages 185-193

  14. The Problem of Scale: Uncertainties and Implications for Soft-Bottom Marine Communities and the Assessment of Human Impacts

    • Simon F. Thrush, Sarah M. Lawrie, Judi E. Hewitt, Vonda J. Cummings
    Pages 195-210

  15. Understanding the Sea Floor Landscape in Relation to Impact Assessment and Environmental Management in Coastal Marine Sediments

    • Roman N. Zajac
    Pages 211-227

  16. Conclusions and Recommendations

    • John S. Gray, W. Ambrose Jr, Anna Szaniawska
    Pages 229-232

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 233-236
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Oceanographic discontinuities (e. g. frontal systems, upwelling areas, ice edges) are often areas of enhanced biological productivity. Considerable research on the physics and biology of the physical boundaries defining these discontinues has been accomplished (see [I D. The interface between water and sediment is the largest physical boundary in the ocean, but has not received a proportionate degree of attention. The purpose of the Nato Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) was to focus on soft-sediment systems by identifying deficiencies in our knowledge of these systems and defining key issues in the management of coastal sedimentary habitats. Marine sediments play important roles in the marine ecosystem and the biosphere. They provide food and habitat for many marine organisms, some of which are commercially important. More importantly from a global perspective, marine sediments also provide "ecosystem goods and services" [2J. Organic matter from primary production in the water column and contaminants scavenged by particles accumulate in sediments where their fate is determined by sediment processes such as bioturbation and biogeochemical cycling. Nutrients are regenerated and contaminants degraded in sediments. Under some conditions, carbon accumulates in coastal and shelf sediments and may by removed from the carbon cycle for millions of years, having a potentially significant impact on global climate change. Sediments also protect coasts. The economic value of services provided by coastal areas has recently been estimated to be on the order of $12,568 9 10 y" [3J, far in excess of the global GNP.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Biologisk Institutt, Universitetet i Oslo, Blindern, Norway

    John S. Gray

  • Department of Biology, Bates College, Lewiston, USA

    William Ambrose

  • Institute of Oceanography, Gdansk University, Gdynia, Poland

    Anna Szaniawska

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