Changes in the concentration, biodegradability, and fluorescent properties of dissolved organic matter during stormflows in coastal temperate watersheds

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Fellman, Jason B ^a   Hood, Eran ^b   Edwards, Richard T ^c   D'Amore, David V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; STORM; STREAMFLOW; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED; WETLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS; STREAMWATER;

EID: 67649498306     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000790     Document Type: Article

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