Distribution and cycling of terrigenous dissolved organic matter in the ocean

Nature

Volumn 386, Issue 6624, 1997, Pages 480-482

  Opsahl, Stephen ^a   Benner, Ronald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE FIXATION; DISSOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGENERATION; RIVER; SEA;

CYCLING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISTRIBUTION; TERRIGENOUS MATTER;

ATLANTIC; PACIFIC;

EID: 0030620670     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/386480a0     Document Type: Article

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