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Biogeochemistry and pedogenetic process in saltmarsh and mangrove systems /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Otero Pérez, Xosé Luis, Macías Vazquez, Felipe
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2011]
Colección:Environmental science, engineering and technology series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND PEDOGENETIC PROCESS IN SALTMARSH AND MANGROVE SYSTEMS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND PEDOGENETIC PROCESS IN SALTMARSH AND MANGROVE SYSTEMS; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SEDIMENTS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. AEROBIC OXIDATION; 3. ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; 3.1. Nitrate Reduction (Denitrification); 3.2. Mn and Fe Reduction; 3.3. Sulfate Reduction; 4. FORMATION AND DISSOLUTION OF MINERALS; 4.1. Clays and Clay Minerals; 4.2. Manganese; 4.3. Iron; Ferrihydrite; Lepidocrocite; Goethite; Hematite; Magnetite; Maghemite
  • Akaganeite and FeroxyhytePyrite; 4.4. Phosphorus; 5. COUPLING OF BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES; Pathway 1; Pathway 2; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: PEDOGENETIC PROCESSES IN MANGROVE SOILS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. SEDIMENTATION AND MANGROVE FORMATION; 3. MINERALOGY; 4. PEDOGENETIC PROCESS; 4.1 Additions; 4.2 Translocations; 4.3 Transformation; 4.4. Losses; 5. DIAGENESIS AND PEDOGENESIS; 6. CLASSIFICATION OF MANGROVE SOILS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3: CLAY MINERALOGY OF MANGROVE FOREST SOILS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 2.1. Study Area; 2.2. Soil Sampling and Laboratory Analysis
  • 3. RESULTS3.1. X-Ray Diffraction Study; 3.2. Electron Microscopy Study; 3.3. Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) Study; 4. DISCUSSION; 4.1. Accessory Minerals; 4.2. Iron Oxyhydroxides and Pyrite; 4.3. Kaolinite and Gibbsite; 4.4. Smectite and Vermiculite; 4.5. Mica and Halloysite; 5. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 4: CHARACTERIZATION OF SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND HUMIC ACIDS EXTRACTED FROM A MANGROVE FOREST; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 2.1. Site Location; 2.2. Sampling and Sample Preparation; 2.3. General Soil Characterization
  • 2.4. Extraction of the Soil Organic Matter (SOM) For Py-GC/MS Analysis2.5. Extraction and Purification of the Humic Acids (HAs); 2.6. Py-GC/MS Analysis of the Extracted SOM; 2.7. Characterization of the Humic Acids (HAs); 3. RESULTS AND DICUSSION; 3.1. Py-GC/MS of the Extracted SOM; 3.1.1. General Chemical Composition of the Samples; 3.1.2. Factor Analysis; 3.2. Characterization of HAs; 3.2.1. Elemental Composition of HAs; 3.2.2. EPR of HAs; 3.2.3. FTIR of HAs; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 5: CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMIC SUBSTANCES IN SALT MARSH SOILS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION
  • 2. MATERIAL AND METHODS2.1. Study Area and Sampling; 2.2. General Characterization of Samples and HS Extraction; 2.3. Fluorescence Spectroscopy; 2.4. 13C VACP/MAS NMR Spectroscopy; 3. RESULTS; 3.1. General Characterization of Soils; 3.2. Elemental Composition of HS; 3.3. Characterization of HS by Fluorescence Spectroscopy; 3.4. Characterization of HS by 13C VACP/MAS NMR Spectroscopy; 4. DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6: BACTERIAL DIVERSITY IN SALTMARSH SOILS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. MATERIALS AND METHODS; 2.1. Sampling Locations; 2.2. 16S rRNA Gene Clone Library Preparation