Quantifying biologically and physically induced flow and tracer dynamics in permeable sediments

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 627-646

  Meysman, F J R ^a   Galaktionov, O S ^a   Cook, P L M ^b,d   Janssen, F ^b   Huettel, M ^c   Middelburg, J J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; PERMEABILITY; POREWATER; SAND; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SEEPAGE; TRACER; WATER FLOW;

ARENICOLA MARINA;

EID: 34547844119     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-627-2007     Document Type: Article

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