Over the past few decades, we have realized that the silica cycle is strongly intertwined with
other major biogeochemical cycles, like those of carbon and nitrogen, and as such is …

The characteristics of mid-latitude shelf seas are primarily controlled by seasonal cyclicity in
wind-driven mixing. Seasonal dysoxic-anoxic conditions may occur in summer in salinity …

It would not have been possible for me to write the three editions of this book without a
double dose of extraordinary fortune: to have been part of the Woods Hole scientific …

Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the paleoceanographical proxies based on
deep-sea benthic foraminiferal assemblage characteristics, and presents the following three …

Mangroves are highly complex ecosystems occupying a major part of tropical coastlines.
High primary productivity, efficient biological nutrient recyling and a permanent exchange …

Net organic metabolism (that is, the difference between primary production and respiration
of organic matter) in the coastal ocean may be a significant term in the oceanic carbon …

Pelagic food webs drive a flux of> 10 x 1012 kg C yr− 1 that exits surface waters, mostly via
sinking particles through the ocean's" biological pump." Much of this particle flux is …

We investigate the functioning of the ocean's biological pump by analyzing the vertical
transfer efficiency of particulate organic carbon (POC). Data evaluated include globally …

The sedimentary geochemistry of manganese is dominated by the redox control of its
speciation, higher oxidation states (Mn (super 3+) and (super 4+)) occurring as insoluble …

Foraminiferal research lies at the border between geology and biology. Benthic foraminifera
are a major component of marine communities, highly sensitive to environmental influences …