pH change induces shifts in the size and light absorption of dissolved organic matter

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 108, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 109-118

  Pace, Michael L ^a   Reche, Isabel ^b   Cole, Jonathan J ^c   Fernández Barbero, Antonio ^d   Mazuecos, Ignacio P ^b,d   Prairie, Yves T ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

CDOM; Colloids; Dissolved organic matter; Lakes; Light absorption; pH; Photobleaching

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COLLOID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; LAKE WATER; LIGHT SCATTERING; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84857638511     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9576-0     Document Type: Article

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