A comprehensive review of the sequential extraction schemes for metal fractionation in
environmental samples (ie, sediment, soil, sewage sludge, fly ash, etc.) is presented. The …

Productivity of seagrasses can be controlled by physiological processes, as well as various
biotic and abiotic factors that influence plant metabolism. Light, temperature, and inorganic …

Global-scale variation in mangrove ecosystem properties has been explained using a
conceptual framework linking geomorphological processes to distinct coastal environmental …

Despite their importance in sustaining livelihoods for many people living along some of the
world's most populous coastlines, tropical mangrove forests are disappearing at an alarming …

The term 'nutrient'applies to any material that, taken into a living organism, serves to sustain
it in its existence, promoting growth, replacing losses, or providing energy. In the framework …

Hurricanes are recurring high-energy disturbances in coastal regions that change
community structure and function of mangrove wetlands. However, most of the studies …

Phosphorus (P) retention in wetlands is an important function of watershed nutrient cycling,
particularly in drainage basins with significant nonpoint nutrient contributions from …

Massive corals in the Great Barrier Reef, analyzed at high-resolution for Sr/Ca (thermal
ionization mass spectrometry) and trace elements such as Ba and Mn (laser ablation …

Purpose The aim of this study was to assess phosphorus-retention (P ret) capacities via P
adsorption (P ads) and desorption (P des) by sediments collected from six different sources …

Seagrass meadows in Florida Bay and Shark Bay contain substantial stores of both organic
carbon and nutrients. Soils from both systems are predominantly calcium carbonate, with an …