Assessing the microbial bioavailability and degradation rate constants of dissolved organic matter by fluorescence spectroscopy in the coastal upwelling system of the Ría de Vigo

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 121-129

  Lønborg, Christian ^a,b   Álvarez Salgado, Xosé A ^a   Davidson, Keith ^b   Martínez García, Sandra ^c   Teira, Eva ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioavailable; Degradation rate constant; DOC; Fluorescence spectroscopy; Refractory

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BIOAVAILABILITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; LABORATORY METHOD; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLOPE DYNAMICS; UPWELLING;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; PONTEVEDRA [GALICIA]; RIA DE VIGO; RIAS BAJAS; SPAIN;

EID: 77950516045     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2010.02.001     Document Type: Article

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