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Author:   Evgenii A. Romankevich
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Weight:   0.760kg
ISBN:  

9783540127543

ISBN 10:   3540127542
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   01 September 1984
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

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Abbreviations.- 1. Sources of Organic Matter in the Ocean.- 1.1 Primary Production of Organic Matter.- 1.1.1 Phytoplankton.- 1.1.2 Phytobenthos.- 1.1.3 Bacterial Chemosynthesis.- 1.2 Input of Allochthonous Organic Matter.- 1.2.1 River and Subterranean Runoff.- 1.2.2 Eolian Transfer.- 1.2.3 The Material of Glacial and Wave Abrasion.- 1.2.4 Other Sources.- 1.2.5 Relationship of the Various Sources and Forms of Supply.- 2. Carbon of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Ocean.- 2.1 Total Quantity.- 2.2 Time of Residence.- 2.3 Distribution Patterns.- 3. Carbon of Particulate Organic Matter.- 3.1 POC Distribution from Separation Data.- 3.2 POC Distribution from Filtration and Sediment Traps Data.- 3.3 POC in Dry Matter of Suspended Material.- 3.4 Relationship Between POC and DOC.- 3.5 Living Organic Matter in Suspended Material.- 3.6 Total Quantity and Residence Time of Particulate Organic Matter in the Ocean.- 3.7 Organic Matter Morphology.- 3.8 Supply of Organic Matter in Ocean Depths and Ocean Floor.- 3.8.1 Trophic System and the Passive Settling of Particles.- 3.8.2 Transition of Dissolved Organic Matter into the Particulate Form.- 3.8.3 Active Transport of Organic Matter by Migrating Animals.- 4. Organic Carbon in Late Quarternary Sediments of Seas and Oceans.- 4.1 Morphology of Non-Living Organic Matter in Recent Sediments.- 4.1.1 Organic Detritus and Aggregates.- 4.1.2 Terrestrial Plant Remains and Macrophytes. Pollen Grains and Spores.- 4.1.3 Organic Matter of Biogenic Calcareous and Siliceous Materials.- 4.1.4 Ichtyofaunal Bone Remains.- 4.1.5 Organic Matter Associated with Clay Materials.- 4.1.6 Organic Matter in Igneous Rocks.- 4.1.7 Other Forms of Organic Matter.- 4.2 Principles Governing the Distribution of Organic Carbon in Bottom Sediments.- 4.2.1 Regularities of Regional Distribution in the Upper Sedimentary Layer.- 4.2.2 Organic Carbon in Various Genetic Types of Sediments in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.- 4.2.3 Organic Carbon Distribution in the Late-Quarternary Sediments of the Pacific Ocean.- 4.3 Organic Carbon Distribution in the Size-Fractions of Sediments: Relation Between Organic Carbon and CaCO3 and SiO2(amorph).- 4.4 The Absolute Masses of Organic Carbon in the Sediments.- 4.4.1 A Concise History of the Problem.- 4.4.2 The Rate of Organic Carbon Accumulation in Bottom Sediments.- 4.4.3 The Amount of Organic Carbon and Its Fossilization Coefficients in Various Zones of the Ocean.- 5. Nitrogen and Phosphorus in the Process of Sedimentogenesis.- 5.1 Nitrogen and the Nitrogen-Carbon Ratio.- 5.1.1 Nitrogen in Marine Organisms. Regeneration of Nitrogen.- 5.1.2 Organic Nitrogen in Sea Waters and the Particulate Fraction.- 5.1.3 Nitrogen in Bottom Sediments and Interstitial Waters.- 5.2 Phosphorus and the Phosphorus-Carbon Ratio.- 5.2.1 Phosphorus in Marine Organisms. Regeneration of Phosphorus.- 5.2.2 Organic Phosphorus in Sea Waters and the Suspended Material.- 5.2.3 Phosphorus in Bottom Sediments.- 5.3 Certain Features of the Cycling of Nitrogen and Phosphorus During Sedimentogenesis.- 6. Proteinaceous Compounds and Amino Acids.- 7. Carbohydrates.- 7.1 Carbohydrates in the Major Producers and Consumers of Organic Matter in the Ocean.- 7.2 Carbohydrates in Sea Waters.- 7.3 Carbohydrates in the Suspended Matter.- 7.4 Carbohydrates in Bottom Sediments.- 7.4.1 The Content and Composition of the Carbohydrates in the Sediments of the Surface Layer.- 7.4.2 Carbohydrates in Bottom Sediment Cores.- 7.4.3 Carbohydrate Compounds in Interstitial Waters.- 8. Chemical Transformations of Lipids During Sedimentogenesis.- 8.1 Lipids of Marine Organisms.- 8.2 Sea Water Lipids.- 8.3 Lipids in Suspended Material.- 8.3.1 The Quantitative Distribution of Particulate Lipids in the Ocean.- 8.3.2 The Composition of Particulate Lipids and Its Variations in the Mass of Ocean Waters.- 8.3.3 Comparative Characteristics of Particulate and Dissolved Lipids.- 8.4 Lipids in Bottom Sediments.- 8.4.1 Regularities in the Distribution of Lipids in Bottom Sediments.- 8.4.2 Lipids in the Interstitial Water.- 8.4.3 The Composition of Lipids in Bottom Sediments.- 8.5 Transformation of Lipids in Sedimentogenesis.- 9. Specific Organic Compounds.- 9.1 Humic Substances of Sea Water.- 9.2 Distribution of Humic Acids and Residual Organic Matter Humins in Suspended Matter and in Bottom Sediments.- 9.3 Elementary Composition.- 9.4 Molecular Weight Distribution.- 9.5 Amino Acid Composition. The Content of Carbohydrates and Functional Groups.- 9.6 The Composition of Destructive Oxidation Products.- 9.7 The Origin of Humic Acids in Bottom Sediments.- Conclusion.- References.

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