Higher reactivity of allochthonous vs. autochthonous DOC sources in a shallow lake

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 581-593

  Catalán, Núria ^a   Obrador, Biel ^a   Felip, Marisol ^a   Pretus, Joan Ll ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Degradation rates; Dissolved organic carbon (DOC); Macrophytes; Photodegradation; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUORESCENCE; INCUBATION; MACROPHYTE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TIMESCALE;

EID: 84884419162     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-013-0302-y     Document Type: Article

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