Diversity of Environmental Biogeochemistry

Content: 
Developments in Geochemistry
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Front Matter
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Copyright page
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Preface
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J. Berthelin

International Committee of International Symposia on Environmental Biogeochemistry
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Primary and Secondary Controls on Carbon-Isotopic Compositions of Sedimentary Organic Matter
Pages 3-14
Ray Takigiku, Brian N. Popp, Marcus W. Johnson, J.M. Hayes, Pierre Albrecht, Henry J. Callot, Ruben Ocampo

Amber and the Direct Observation of Paleomicrobiota
Pages 15-21
Arie Nissenbaum

Microbial Transformation of Fecal Pellet Lipids During Sedimentation
Pages 25-36
H. Rodger Harvey, Geoffrey Eglinton, Sean C.M. O\'Hara, Eric D.S. Corner

Application of Hydrocarbon Biochemical Markers to the Study of Particulate Matter in a High Turbidity Estuary
Pages 37-47
P. Scribe, A. Barouxis, J. Tronczynski, A. Saliot

Biogeochemical Changes in Lipids in a Model Marine Food Chain
Pages 49-58
Stuart A. Bradshaw, Geoffrey Eglinton, Sean C.M. O\'Hara, Eric D.S. Corner

Biomarkers in the Bituminous Fraction of a Spanish Brown Coal
Pages 59-66
J.C. Del Rio, F.J. Gonzalez-Vila, F. Martin

Geolipid Content of Sediments from an Isolated Lake: Evidence for Diagenetic Alteration of Source Indicators
Pages 67-75
Eileen S. Ho, Philip A. Meyers, Sonja Pettingill

Preliminary Study of Extractable Organic Matter in Aerosols from Beijing and Guiyang, China
Pages 77-85
Sheng Guoying, Fu Jiamo, Zhang Jian, Xu Yuping, B.R.T. Simoneit

Microbial Transformation of the Herbicide Metolachlor
Pages 89-96
Jean-Marc Bollag, Shu-Yen Liu

Biomineralization and Long-Term Fate of Some 14C-Labelled Organic Xenobiotic Compounds in Soil
Pages 97-104
I. Scheunert

Contribution to the Study of Nonextractable Pesticide Residues in Soils: Incorporation of Atrazine in Model Humic Acids Prepared from Catechol
Pages 105-110
G. Bertin, M. Schiavon, F. Andreux, J.M. Portal

Transfer and Biogeochemistry of Organic Matter at Sediment-Water Interface on the Northwestern Mediterranean Margin
Pages 113-130
R. Buscail, F. Gadel

Budget of Organic Matter and Behaviour of Phenolic Compounds in a Mediterranean Lagunal Ecosystem
Pages 131-144
B. Charriere, F. Gadel, L. Serve

Biogeochemistry of Organic Matter at the Freshwater/Seawater Interface in the Rhone Delta, Mediterranean Sea, France
Pages 145-155
V. Denant, A. Saliot

Behaviour of Dissolved Organic Matter in Pore Waters of Near-Shore Marine Sediments
Pages 157-170
J. Faganeli, G.J. Herndl

Evolution of Organic Matter Diagenesis at Water-Sediment Interface off-Shore from the Mahakam Delta, Indonesia
Pages 171-183
M.N. Hermin, S. Castanier

Giant Marine Amorphous Aggregations in the Northern Adriatic Sea
Pages 185-192
P. Peduzzi, G.J. Herndl

Biodegradation of Crude Oils
Pages 195-204
Klaus Bosecker, Manfred Teschner, Hermann Wehner

The Role of Microbiology in the Geological Containment of Radioactive Wastes
Pages 205-215
Julia M. West, Helen A. Grogan, Ian G. McKinley

MnO2 Reduction by Marine Mn2+ Oxidizing Bacteria from Around Hydrothermal Vents at a Mid-Ocean Spreading Center and from the Black Sea
Pages 217-224
Henry L. Ehrlich, Laurie A. Graham, John C. Salerno

Diversity of Microbial life in Highly Acidic, Mesophilic Environments
Pages 225-238
D. Barrie Johnson

Cometabolic Transformation of O-Xylene in Groundwater
Pages 239-244
Claus Jøsrgensen, Jens Aamand

The Microbiology of High pH Springwaters of Northern Oman with Reference to Waste Disposal
Pages 245-256
N. Christofi, J.C. Philp

Survival of Sulphate-Reducing Bacteria in Oxic Layers of Paddy Soils
Pages 259-266
C. Furusaka, Y. Nagatsuka, S. Ishikuri

Enzymatic Mechanisms in the “Dehydrogenation” of Ferrous Ions by Thiobacillus Ferrooxidans
Pages 267-273
Tateo Yamanaka, Yoshihiro Fukumori, Takahiro Yano, Masahiro Kai, Akihiko Sato

The Role of Certain Infauna and Vascular Plants in the Mediation of Redox Reactions in Marine Sediments
Pages 275-286
Mark E. Hines

Ecological Conditions and Physiological Mechanism of N2O-Formation from Nitrite by Fusarium Solani
Pages 287-294
P. Malinowsky, J.C.G. Ottow

Dissimilative Nitrate Reduction to Ammonium in Different Soils in Waterlogged Conditions
Pages 295-308
E. Fazzolari Correa, J.C. Germon

Nitrous Oxide Emission from Soil as Determined by the Composition of Denitrifying Microbial Population
Pages 309-316
J.C. Munch

Bacteria as Nucleation Sites for Authigenic Minerals
Pages 319-325
F.G. Ferris, W.S. Fyfe, T.J. Beveridge

Siliceous Crusts, Quartz Rinds and Biotic Weathering of Sandstones in the Cold Desert of Antarctica
Pages 327-339
Rebecca Weed, Stephen A. Norton

Differences in Decomposition of Carbonate and Silicate Minerals as Influenced by Humic Acid
Pages 341-348
K.H. Tan

Freshwater Calcitic and Manganic Algal Crusts from the “Plaine Lorraine” (Eastern Paris Basin)
Pages 349-360
J. Allouc, J.F. Pierre, B. Guillet

The in Situ Weathering of a Test Mineral (Vermiculite) Introduced in a Podzol (Haplaquod) and in a Hydromorphic Soil (Haplaquept) Compared to the Soil Clay Minerals Evolution
Pages 361-370
D. Righi, J. Ranger, C. Felix, P. Bonnaud, M. Robert

Nitrification Related to Acidification and Silicate Weathering
Pages 371-378
Ginette Simon-Sylvestre, Georges Veneau, Andree Beaumont, Michael Robert

Regulation of the Formation and Degradation of Humic Substances in Soil
Pages 381-389
K. Haider

Carbon Dioxide and Climate: Climatic Impact of Soil-Borne Co2
Pages 391-395
Hans-G. Bertram

Changes in Organic Matter in an Oxisol from the Central Amazonian Forest During Eight Years as Pasture, Determined by 13C Isotopic Composition
Pages 397-405
T. Choné, F. Andreux, J.C. Correa, C.C. Cerri, B. Volkoff

The Dynamics of Organic Matter in a Latosol-Podzol Toposequence in Amazonia (Brazil)
Pages 407-417
S. Bravard, D. Righi

Effect of Plants on Nitrogen and Carbon Turnover in Soil
Pages 419-426
K. Haider, A. Mosier, O. Heinemeyer

Effect of Metals on the Biodegradation of Root Exudates by a Rhizosphere Microbiota
Pages 427-434
J.L. Morel, M. Chavanon, M. Sagnard, J. Berthelin, A. Guckert

Differences Induced in the Soil Organic Matter Characteristics and Microbial Activity by Various Management Practices in Long Term Field Experiments
Pages 435-443
S. Houot, R. Chaussod, C. Hounemenou, E. Barriuso, S. Bourgeois

Impact of an Oil Spill on Microbial Activities in a Danish Salt Marsh
Pages 445-452
Hans-Jøsrgen Albrechtsen

Iron Sulphide Accumulation in the Rhizosphere of Wetland Rice (Oryza sativa L.) as the Result of Microbial Activities
Pages 453-468
V.A. Jacq, K. Prade, J.C.G. Ottow

Nitrogen Transformations in Irradiated Soil as Determined by 15N Dilution Isotopic Technique
Pages 469-475
R. Castet, G. Guiraud

Evolution of the Mineral Composition of the Leaves and Branches in Three Forest Ecosystems of the “Sierra De Behar” Mountain
Pages 477-484
J.F. Gallardo, I. Santa Regina, M.I.N. Gonzalez, J.A. Egido

Influence of Mineral Nutrients Redistribution in Eucalyptus Plantations on Soil Properties
Pages 485-494
M.A.V. Madeira

Comparative Physico-Chemical Analyses of Soil-Feeding Thoracotermes Macrothorax and Fungus-Growing Macrotermes Mulleri Termite Mounds
Pages 495-506
E. Garnier-Sillam

Spatial Patterns of Soil Composition Around Isolated Trees
Pages 507-517
A. Escudero, M.M. Hernandez, J.M. Del Arco

An in Situ Experimental Study of Forest Soil Functioning using the Mineral Bag Technique
Pages 519-536
J. Ranger, M. Robert, C. Nys, C. Blet-Charaudeau, P. Bonnaud, D. Gelhaye

Acknowledgements
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