Geochemistry

  1. Organic Geochemistry and Biogeochemistry
    1. The Global Carbon Cycle
      1. Major Carbon Reservoirs
        1. Atmosphere
          1. Oceans
            1. Biosphere
              1. Lithosphere
              2. Fluxes between Reservoirs
                1. Photosynthesis and Respiration
                  1. Weathering and Volcanism
                    1. Ocean-Atmosphere Exchange
                    2. Anthropogenic Perturbations
                      1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                        1. Land Use Change
                          1. Ocean Acidification
                        2. Organic Matter in Geologic Systems
                          1. Biomarkers and Molecular Fossils
                            1. Types of Biomarkers
                              1. Applications in Paleoenvironmental Studies
                                1. Preservation Mechanisms
                                2. Kerogen Formation and Diagenesis
                                  1. Types of Kerogen
                                    1. Diagenetic Pathways
                                      1. Thermal Maturation
                                      2. Petroleum and Natural Gas Geochemistry
                                        1. Formation and Migration of Hydrocarbons
                                          1. Geochemical Indicators of Source Rocks
                                            1. Oil-Source Rock Correlation
                                            2. Coal Geochemistry
                                              1. Types of Coal
                                                1. Geochemical Properties
                                                  1. Coal Rank and Maturation
                                                2. Biogeochemical Cycles of Other Key Elements
                                                  1. Nitrogen Cycle
                                                    1. Nitrogen Fixation
                                                      1. Nitrification and Denitrification
                                                        1. Anammox Process
                                                        2. Phosphorus Cycle
                                                          1. Sources and Sinks of Phosphorus
                                                            1. Biological Uptake and Recycling
                                                              1. Phosphorus Limitation
                                                              2. Sulfur Cycle
                                                                1. Sulfate Reduction and Oxidation
                                                                  1. Volcanic and Hydrothermal Inputs
                                                                    1. Dimethyl Sulfide Production
                                                                    2. Iron Cycle
                                                                      1. Redox Cycling of Iron
                                                                        1. Biological and Abiotic Processes
                                                                          1. Iron Fertilization
                                                                        2. Geomicrobiology
                                                                          1. Microbial Roles in Geochemical Processes
                                                                            1. Microbial Metabolisms
                                                                              1. Microbial Mediation of Elemental Cycles
                                                                                1. Extremophile Environments
                                                                                2. Biomineralization
                                                                                  1. Microbial Formation of Minerals
                                                                                    1. Environmental and Geological Significance
                                                                                      1. Biogenic vs. Abiogenic Minerals

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