This monograph, 《Biogeochemical Processes of Biogenic Elements in the China Marginal Seas》edited by Professor Jinming SONG in Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, P.R.China, has been published by Springer-Verlag GmbH & Zhejiang University Press in September 2009.

This monograph, which is the first book on the biogeochemistry of biogenic elements in China marginal seas in the world, deals with the variations and change mechanisms of biogenic elements such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, silica ,sulfur and oxygen et al. in China marginal seas. The monograph is a landmark in marine biogeochemistry development in China. It also lays a good foundation for further study in this field. It is believed that many scientists and others, who are concerned with the environment, will be interested in the book.

This monograph includes 6 chapters, 29 branches and 662 pages. Chapter 1 describes the basic status of China marginal seas, including the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea ,the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and the research progress in marine biogeochemistry in China. From chapter 2 to chapter 5, the research results of biogeochemical processes on biogenic elements in China’s marginal seas including the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea are summarized. Chapter 6 provides the main key biogeochemical processes in China’s marginal seas, the prospects for biogeochemistry in China’s marginal seas, and the methods, concepts and focus on marine biogeochemical process research in China.

Note: Dr Jinming SONG’s email address is jmsong@qdio.ac.cn and the book detail information is “Jinming Song. 2009. Biogeochemical Processes of Biogenic Elements in the China Marginal Seas. Springer-Verlag GmbH & Zhejiang University Press, 1-662 ”.