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Other Important Elements

Kritzberg, Emma S. LU (2023) p.427-461
Abstract

In addition to the major nutrients carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, many minor elements play an important role in the function of freshwater systems. Such elements may function as essential micronutrients, or they may affect the biota by being toxic, or they play an indirect role by influencing the mobility and availability of other elements. This chapter covers the fundamentals of important minor elements in freshwaters, including their sources, forms, cycling, and transformations. This chapter also includes the biogeochemical cycle of sulfur, which is in fact an abundant macronutrient but is included here due to its close interaction with iron and manganese. The chapter also includes silicon, which is an element of key importance to... (More)

In addition to the major nutrients carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, many minor elements play an important role in the function of freshwater systems. Such elements may function as essential micronutrients, or they may affect the biota by being toxic, or they play an indirect role by influencing the mobility and availability of other elements. This chapter covers the fundamentals of important minor elements in freshwaters, including their sources, forms, cycling, and transformations. This chapter also includes the biogeochemical cycle of sulfur, which is in fact an abundant macronutrient but is included here due to its close interaction with iron and manganese. The chapter also includes silicon, which is an element of key importance to specific organisms in freshwaters.

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biogeochemical cycles, biogeochemistry, Iron, manganese, minor elements, redox cycling, silicon, sulfur
host publication
Wetzel's Limnology : Lake and River Ecosystems, Fourth Edition - Lake and River Ecosystems, Fourth Edition
editor
Jones, Ian D. and Smol, John P.
pages
35 pages
publisher
Elsevier
external identifiers
  • scopus:85176838367
ISBN
9780128227015
9780128227107
DOI
10.1016/B978-0-12-822701-5.00016-1
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English
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  booktitle    = {{Wetzel's Limnology : Lake and River Ecosystems, Fourth Edition}},
  editor       = {{Jones, Ian D. and Smol, John P.}},
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  keywords     = {{biogeochemical cycles; biogeochemistry; Iron; manganese; minor elements; redox cycling; silicon; sulfur}},
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  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  title        = {{Other Important Elements}},
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  doi          = {{10.1016/B978-0-12-822701-5.00016-1}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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