The Effects of Animal-Sediment Interactions on Geochemical Processes Near the Sediment-Water Interface

这是拟议的研究的目的，以审查如何 洞穴的形成和生物对沉积物的改造 影响了化学反应的速度和程度， 沉积物 尤其是私家侦探。将研究 这些参数对元素的化学行为 锰、氮和碳。 的最终目标 项目是：1）创建定量描述（使用 数学模型）的运输类型和 在早期成岩作用期间发生的反应分布; 2） 为了更好地理解运输的影响， 沉积物的地球化学和生态分布。

It is the purpose of the proposed research to examine how the creation of burrows and reworking of the sediment by organisms effects the rate and degree of chemical reactions within these sediments. In particular the P.I. will study the effects of these parameters on the chemical behavior of the elements manganese, nitrogen and carbon. The eventual goals of the project are: 1) to create quantitative descriptions (using a mathematical model or models) of the types of transport and reaction distribution occurring during early diagenesis, and 2) to understand better the implications of the transports and distributions on the geochemistry and ecology of the sediments.