TOC Front Cover 2 Biogeochemical Cycling of Mineral-Forming Elements 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 7 Preface 9 Part 1: Introduction 11 Chapter 1. Biogeochemical cycling of elements—General considerations 11 Part 2: Carbon 39 Chapter 2.1 The carbon cycle 39 Chapter 2.2 Calcification by bacteria and algae 57 Chapter 2.3 Carbonate turnover and deposition by metazoa 79 Chapter 2.4 Carbonate dissolution 117 Chapter 2.5 Carbon turnover, calcification and growth in coral Reefs 141 Part 3: Phosphorus 173 Chapter 3.1 Biogeochemistry of phosphate minerals 173 Front Cover 2 Biogeochemical Cycling of Mineral-Forming Elements 5 Copyright Page 6 Contents 7 Preface 9 Part 1: Introduction 11 Chapter 1. Biogeochemical cycling of elements—General considerations 11 Part 2: Carbon 39 Chapter 2.1 The carbon cycle 39 Chapter 2.2 Calcification by bacteria and algae 57 Chapter 2.3 Carbonate turnover and deposition by metazoa 79 Chapter 2.4 Carbonate dissolution 117 Chapter 2.5 Carbon turnover, calcification and growth in coral Reefs 141 Part 3: Phosphorus 173 Chapter 3.1 Biogeochemistry of phosphate minerals 173 Chapter 3.2 The phosphorus cycle: quantitative aspects and the role of Man 215 Part 4: Iron 221 Chapter 4. Biogeochemistry of iron 221 Part 5: Manganese 263 Chapter 5. Biogeochemistry of manganese minerals 263 Part 6: Sulfur 303 Chapter 6.1 The biological sulfur cycle 303 Chapter 6.2 Reductive reactions in the sulfur cycle 325 Chapter 6.3 Oxidative reactions in the sulfur cycle 379 Chapter 6.4 Biogeochemical cycling of sulfur 411 Part 7: Silicon 441 Chapter 7.1 Evolutionary aspects of biological involvement in the cycling of silica 441 Chapter 7.2 Biological and organic chemical decomposition of silicates 455 Chapter 7.3 Deposition and diagenesis of biogenic silica 477 Part 8: Uranium 495 Chapter 8. Biogeochemistry of uranium minerals 495 Part 9: Agriculture 525 Chapter 9. Minerals and agriculture 525 Part 10: Industry 569 Chapter 10. A second iron age ahead? 569 Glossary 587 Subject Index 597 Show more