Spatial and temporal patterns in abundance and character of dissolved organic matter in two karst aquifers

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-92

  Simon, Kevin S ^a   Pipan, Tanja ^b   Ohno, Tsutomu ^a   Culver, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b KARST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave; DOM; Fluorescence; Groundwater; Karst; PARAFAC; SUVA; Unsaturated zone

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CAVE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE; FULVIC ACID; HUMIFICATION; KARST; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SHALLOW WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPRING WATER; STREAM; UNCONFINED AQUIFER; VADOSE ZONE;

SLOVENIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79958128946     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0177-0081     Document Type: Article

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