Carbon and carbon dioxide always played an important role in the
geobiosphere that is part of the Eartha (TM)s outer shell and
surface environment. The booka (TM)s eleven chapters cover the
fundamentals of the biogeochemical behavior of carbon near the
Eartha (TM)s surface, in the atmosphere, minerals, waters, air-sea
exchange, and inorganic and biological processes fractionating the
carbon isotopes, and its role in the evolution of inorganic and
biogenic sediments, ocean water, the coupling to nutrient nitrogen
and phosphorus cycles, and the future of the carbon cycle in the
Anthropocene.
This book is mainly a reference text for Earth and environmental
scientists; it presents an overview of the origins and behavior of
the carbon cycle and atmospheric carbon dioxide, and the human
effects on them. The book can also be used for a one-semester
course at an intermediate to advanced level addressing the behavior
of the carbon and related cycles.
"By thoroughly researching the fundamental principles of the
biogeochemical cycling of carbon, Mackenzie and Lerman have been
able to illustrate with clarity the profound impact of humans, as a
biogeological agent, are having on the global carbon cycle. Never
before has there been a more pressing need to understand the
intricacies of the geobiosphere with respect to the cycling of
planetary carbon, and this text provides the most thoroughly
researched, authoritative, and definite text of the global carbon
cycle that exists to date. This book is a contemporary appraisal of
knowledge on the global carbon cycle and should become the standard
scientific reference manual for all those involved in the fight
against climate change. It is difficultto think of a more important
book for one of the greatest issues facing humanity in the 21st
century." Review published in J. Environm. Qual. 36: 1546 (2007, by
Dr. Jeffrey P. Obbard, Division of Environmental Sciences &
Engineering, Tropical Marine Science Inst. National Univ. of
Singapore
"Mackenzie and Lerman's book is the culmination of two splendid
careers dedicated to understanding the carbon cycle. Ita (TM)s
everything you always wanted to know about carbon biogeochemistry
past, present, and future." Lee R. Kump, Dept. of Geosciences,
Pennsylvania State University, USA
"Majestic in scope; this text builds from fundamentals to
front-line research, showing the pivotal role of the carbon cycle
in earth system science." Rob Raiswell, University of Leeds, UK
"Using skills honed from decades of leadership in the field,
Mackenzie and Lerman ably guide us along the pathways of carbon
cycling in Eartha (TM)s outer layers. This is an essential journey
for anyone interested in the origin and evolution of life and its
fate under human influence." Tim Lyons, University of California,
Riverside, USA
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