The benthic boundary layer : transport processes and biogeochemistry / edited by Bernard B. Boudreau, Bo Barker Jørgensen.

Other author Boudreau, Bernard P. (Bernard Paul), 1953-
Other author Jørgensen, Bo Barker.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxii, 404 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Subjects
Ocean bottom.
Benthos.
Sediment transport.
Biogeochemistry.

Contents Physics of flow above the sediment-water interface / W. Brian Dade, Andrew J. Hogg, and Bernard P. Boudreau -- Fine-scale flow measurements in the benthic boundary layer / Arzhang Khalili, Markus Huetell, and Wolfgang Merzkirch -- Suspended particle transport in benthic boundary layers / Paul S. Hill and I.N. McCave -- Solute transport above the sediment-water interface / Bernard P. Boudreau -- The fine structure and properties of the sediment surface / David M. Paterson -- Porewater flow in permeable sediments / Markus Huettel and Ian T. Webster -- Biogeochemical microsensors for boundary layer studies / Michael Kühl and Neil Peter Revsbech -- Diagenesis and sediment-water exchange / Bo Barker Jørgensen and Bernard P. Boudreau -- In situ sampling in the benthic boundary layer / Clare E. Reimers, Richard A. Jahnke, and Lairenz Thomsen -- Transport and reactions in the bioirrigated zone / Robert C. Aller -- Constraining organic matter cycling with benthic fluxes / Richard A. Jahnke -- Macroscopic animals and plants in benthic flows / Peter A. Jumars, James E. Eckman, and Evamaria Koch -- Life in the diffusive boundary layer / Bo Barker Jørgensen -- Interfacial microbial mats and biofilms / Dirk de Beer and Michael Kühl.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 99046200
ISBN0195118812 (cloth)