Fluorescence spectroscopy opens new windows into dissolved organic matter dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: A review

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2452-2462

  Fellman, Jason B ^a   Hood, Eran ^b   Spencer, Robert G M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 78649539838     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.6.2452     Document Type: Review

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