Dissolved oxygen and suspended particles regulate the benthic flux of iron from continental margins

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 134-135, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-70

  Homoky, William B ^a   Severmann, Silke ^b   McManus, James ^c   Berelson, William M ^d   Riedel, Timothy E ^d   Statham, Peter J ^a   Mills, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic flux; Incubation; Iron; Oxygen; Particles; Pore water; Resuspension; Shelf sediment

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL MARGIN; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HYPOXIA; IRON; MARINE SEDIMENT; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POREWATER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CALIFORNIA; OREGON SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859936451     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2012.03.003     Document Type: Article

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