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Sediments and sedimentation regime in the Barents Sea
Authors: ZABORSKA Agata, PEMPKOWIAK Janusz, CARROLL JoLynn
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Publication date: 09-2013
200 p. · Hardback
200 p. · Hardback
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Changes of environmental conditions in the Arctic will result in
significant alterations of the dynamics of sedimentation processes in the
region. Pronounced changes are expected to occur at the sources with
marked effects on biogenic elements and contaminants. The Barents Sea, a
shallow sea with a complex bathymetry, is the most productive of the
Arctic shelf seas. In many respects the Barents Sea can be looked upon as
an indicator of changes that threaten the Arctic. Ecological processes and
physical oceanography are well studied there. This book presents general
knowledge on marine bottom sediments in the Barents Sea. It concentrates
on recent sedimentary processes as well as the quantity and quality of
deposited material. Moreover, the sediment regime for the Barents Sea,
material sources and transport pathways (bio-production and terrestrial
sources) are shown. The book discusses the problem of inorganic and
organic contaminants in the Barents Sea since arctic marine sediments are
the final sink for numerous pollutants.
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