Photodegradation of dissolved organic matter in forested streams of the northern Great Lakes region

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 416-425

  Larson, James H ^a,b   Frost, Paul C ^a,c   Lodge, David M ^a   Lamberti, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic matter; DOM; Photodegradability; Photodegradation; Streams

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; FORESTED CATCHMENT; INORGANIC CARBON; LIGHT EFFECT; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLAR RADIATION; STREAM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34547663449     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/06-097.1     Document Type: Article

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