Organic carbon in marine sediments is a critical component of the global carbon cycle, and
its degradation influences a wide range of phenomena, including the magnitude of carbon …

Advective flows rapidly transport water, solutes, and particles into and out of permeable
sand beds and significantly affects the biogeochemistry of coastal environments. In this …

Ecological theory suggests that habitat disturbance differentially influences distributions of
habitat generalist and specialist species. While well-established for macroorganisms, this …

The burial of organic matter (OM) in marine sediments represents the major link between
“active” surface pools of carbon in the oceans, atmosphere, on land, and in marine …

Both terrestrial and marine forces drive underground fluid flows in the coastal zone.
Hydraulic gradients on land result in groundwater seepage near shore and may contribute …

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is now recognized as an important pathway
between land and sea. As such, this flow may contribute to the biogeochemical and other …

For more than a decade I have taught a graduate-level course in marine sediment
geochemistry that covers many of the topics discussed in this book. The goal now is to …

The microbial community composition and biogeochemical dynamics of coastal permeable
(sand) sediments differs from cohesive (mud) sediments. Tide-and wave-driven …

Sediment dwelling, microscopic primary producers, that occupy sediments in the photic
zone, are commonly referred to as microphytobenthos (MPB). The MPB are essential …

A carbon budget for the northwest European continental shelf seas (NWES) was
synthesized using available estimates for coastal, pelagic and benthic carbon stocks and …