The Chemistry and Fertility of Sea Waters

H. W. Harvey

Penerbit : Cambridge University Press

Tahun : 1960

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This book discusses the chemical composition of sea water and its relation to marine fertility. It explains sea-water composition, dissolved organic substances, microconstituents, suspended particles, lateral transport, and biological changes caused by plants, animals, and bacteria. It also covers nutrient cycles, including carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen, and inert gases.The book connects marine chemistry with the growth of phytoplankton and the productivity of marine life. It reviews factors that influence plant growth, such as light, temperature, available nitrogen and phosphorus, iron and manganese supply, vertical mixing, eddy diffusion, and upwelling. The later chapters cover salinity, chlorinity, specific gravity, osmotic pressure, conductivity, major and minor constituents, the carbon dioxide system, and analytical techniques for measuring phosphate, phosphorus, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and silicate.

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