Formation of trace element biogeochemical anomalies in surface soils: The role of biota

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-367

  Ma, Yamin ^a   Rate, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical cycles; Biota; Geochemical exploration; Modelling; Review; Soil anomalies; Trace elements; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; EROSION; GEOLOGY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; MODELS; ORE DEPOSITS; REVIEWS; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETATION;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; BIOTA; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; HYDRODYNAMIC DISPERSIONS; MASS-BALANCE CALCULATIONS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SOIL ANOMALIES;

SOIL POLLUTION;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHING; LITERATURE REVIEW; MASS BALANCE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL EROSION; TRACE ELEMENT; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VEGETATION;

EID: 72949104721     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-207     Document Type: Article

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