Temporal controls on dissolved organic matter and lignin biogeochemistry in a pristine tropical river, Democratic Republic of Congo

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Spencer, Robert G M ^a   Hernes, Peter J ^a   Ruf, Rosmarie ^b   Baker, Andy ^c   Dyda, Rachael Y ^a   Stubbins, Aron ^d   Six, Johan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Gilman International Conservation   (Congo)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUSHING; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LEACHING; LIGNIN; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; RIVER SYSTEM; RUNOFF; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

CONGO;

EID: 77955548044     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JG001180     Document Type: Article

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