Effects of De-embankment on pore water geochemistry of salt marsh sediments

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1222-1235

  Kolditz, K ^a   Dellwig, O ^b   Barkowski, J ^c   Beck, M ^a   Freund, H ^c   Brumsack, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Marine Station   (Germany)

Author keywords

East Frisian barrier island Langeoog; Humic substances; Iron complexation; Nutrients; Pyrite

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BARRIER ISLAND; COMPLEXATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EMBANKMENT; FLOODING; HOLOCENE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LIGAND; PHOSPHATE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POREWATER; PYRITE; SALINE INTRUSION; SALTMARSH; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SIDEROPHORE; STORM SURGE; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

EAST FRISIAN ISLANDS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRISIAN ISLANDS;

EID: 70450182738     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/08-1053.1     Document Type: Article

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