Major biochemical composition of dissolved high molecular weight organic matter in seawater

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 281-297

  McCarthy, Matthew ^a   Hedges, John ^a   Benner, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0030302073     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(96)00041-2     Document Type: Article

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