Nitrogen in the sea : forms, abundances, and rate processes
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Nitrogen in the sea : forms, abundances, and rate processes
CRC Press, c1991
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-200) and index
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This book provides essential information regarding the dynamics and rate processes of nitrogenous compounds in the sea. Topics discussed include characteristics and behavior of nitrogen at the atomic, molecular, and isotopic levels; elemental rate processes and physico-chemical and biological factors; the dynamics of nitrogen in several representative marine ecosystems; and current progress in isotope marine biogeochemistry. The book emphasizes the distribution and variation of nitrogen isotopes, which can provide a novel approach to understanding nitrogen metabolisms occurring in marine ecosystems. Nitrogen in the Sea: Forms, Abundances, and Rate Processes should be considered an indispensable reference tool for researchers and post-graduate students interested in the nitrogen cycle in aquatic ecosystems
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION. A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF NITROGEN STUDY IN THE SEA. Determination of Nitrogenous Compounds in the Sea. Biological Transformation of Nitrogen. Stoichiometric Model of Organic-Matter Mineralization. Natural 15N Abundance. THE NITROGEN CYCLE. PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NITROGEN. PROPERTIES OF THE NITROGEN ATOM AND BONDING. THERMODYNAMIC FUNCTIONS OF NITROGEN. BIOGEOCHEMICAL SKETCH OF NITROGEN. NITROGEN ISOTOPES. GENESIS OF ISOTOPES OF LIGHT ELEMENTS. ISOTOPE ABUNDANCE AND FRACTIONATION. ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE REACTIONS. KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS. OVERALL ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION. One-Step Reaction. Unidirectional Two-Step Reaction at Steady State. Two-Step Reaction with a Reversible First Step at a Steady State. Three-Step Reactions. Multistep Reactions. ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE EQUILIBRIA OF NITROGEN. NITROGEN KINETIC ISOTOPE EFFECTS DURING NITRATE REDUCTION. Chemical Systems. Biological Systems. ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION IN BRANCHED REACTIONS AND ITS ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE. ISOTOPE MASS BALANCE IN MARINE ECOSYSTEMS. Two-Source Model. Three-Source Model. COMPONENTS, SYSTEMS, AND PROCESSES. NITROGENOUS COMPOUNDS IN THE SEA: ABUNDANCE, SOURCES, AND SINK. PHYSICAL FACTORS. Water Movement and Mixing of Water. Solar Radiation. Effects of Temperature and Pressure on Chemical and Biochemical Reactions. Nitrogen Supply by River Runoff and Precipitation. CHEMICAL FACTORS. Chemical Behavior of Nitrogenous Compounds in the Sea. Hydrogen Ion Concentration. Oxidation-Reduction Potential. BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSES. Nitrogen Uptake and Assimilation. Mineralization. Nitrification. Nitrate Respiration and Denitrification. N2 Fixation. ABUNDANCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NITROGEN IN THE SEA AND THEIR PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, AND BIOCHEMICAL REGULATION. ROLES OF THE OCEAN IN THE GLOBAL NITROGEN CYCLE. The Buildup of the Biogeochemical Cycle. Nitrogen Inventories. Nitrogen Budgets. DISSOLVED NITROGEN GAS. Atmospheric Pressure. Occlusion of Air Bubbles. Effect of Mixing of Different Water Masses. Biologi
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