Complete representation of the subjectIncludes most recent findingsContains questions to control learning progress

The Solid Phase of Marine Sediments.- Geophysical Perspectives in Marine Sediments.- Quantification of Early Diagenesis: Dissolved Constituents in Marine Pore Water.- Organic Matter: The Driving Force for Early Diagenesis.- Bacteria and Marine Biogeochemistry.- Early Diagenesis at the Benthic Boundary Layer: Oxygen, Nitrogen Species, and Phosphorus in Marine Sediments.- The Reactivity of Iron.- Sulfate Reduction in Marine Sediments.- Marine Carbonates: Their Formation and Destruction.- Influences of Geochemical Processes on Stable Isotope Distribution in Marine Sediments.- Manganese: Predominant Role of Nodules and Crusts.- Back to the Ocean Cycles: Benthic Fluxes and Their Distribution Patterns.- Input from the Deep: Hot Vents and Cold Seeps.- Gas Hydrates in Marine Sediment.- Conceptual Models and Computer Models.

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