Benthic O2 availability regulates many important biogeochemical processes and has crucial
implications for the biology and ecology of benthic communities. Further, the benthic O2 …

The deep sea is the part of the World Ocean below the continental shelves. Covering nearly
two thirds of the earth's surface, it is by far the most extensive ecosystem on our planet; yet …

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 …

Organic detritus passing from the sea surface through the water column to the sea floor
controls nutrient regeneration, fuels benthic life and affects burial of organic carbon in the …

Rapid mass sinking of cells following diatom blooms, observed in lakes and the sea, is
argued here to represent the transition from a growing to a resting stage in the life histories …

During the past decade data from a variety of sources have been obtained which show
conclusively that the relatively rare, large particles sinking through the water column are …

Until recently the deep sea was considered to be a particularly stable environment1, free
from seasonal variations. However, atmospheric storms may cause periodicity in deep …

Compilations have been made of sulfate reduction rates and oxic respiration rates over the
entire range of marine sedimentation rates, and sedimentary environments, including …

The published literature on the use of sediment traps has been reviewed and used to
validate the conclusions of a theoretical analysis of the physical factors affecting the trapping …

Organic carbon and organic phosphorus concentrations in marine sediment cores with
known sedimentation rates were determined and collected from the literature. With the …