Photochemical and microbial consumption of dissolved organic carbon and dissolved oxygen in the Amazon River system

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1783-1792

  Amon, R M W ^a   Benner, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; MICROBIAL CONSUMPTION; PHOTOCHEMICAL MINERALIZATION; RIVER WATER;

SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZON RIVER;

EID: 0029730033     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(96)00055-5     Document Type: Article

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