Photochemical transformation of allochthonous organic matter provides bioavailable nutrients in a humic lake

Archiv fur Hydrobiologie

Volumn 156, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 287-314

  Vähätalo, Anssi V ^a,b   Salonen, Kalevi ^a,c   Münster, Uwe ^a,d   Järvinen, Marko ^a   Wetzel, Robert G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; Mineralization; Photolysis; UV effects

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHON; BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MINERALIZATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

FINLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 17344375341     PISSN: 00039136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0003-9136/2003/0156-0287     Document Type: Article

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