Marine biogeochemistry biogeochemical process

Much important progress into marine biogeochemical processes was made before 2000 in China. These works laid a foundation for the development of marine biogeochemistry. 

Abstract In this chapter the main key biogeochemical processes in China marginal seas, the methods, concepts, and focus on marine biogeochemical process research in China are presented. Then we put forward the prospects for biogeochemistry in China marginal seas. 

This handbook article combines an up-to-date tabulation of the lanthanide composition of the ocean with a description of lanthanide distributions in the context of physical, chemical and biogeochemical processes controlling these distributions. The focus of this chapter is water column biogeochemistry. While pore waters and hydrothermal waters will be considered in this article, the extensive literature on the lanthanide geochemistry of minerals and marine sediments will not be discussed. 

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