Interannual drought length governs dissolved organic carbon dynamics in blackwater rivers of the western upper Suwannee River basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1636-1645

  Mehring, A S ^a,b   Lowrance, R R ^c   Helton, A M ^d   Pringle, C M ^a   Thompson, A ^a   Bosch, D D ^c   Vellidis, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SOUTHEAST WATERSHED RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; DOM; EEM; mineralization

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROPERIOD; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; RIVER DISCHARGE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GEORGIA; LITTLE RIVER [GEORGIA]; SUWANNEE BASIN; UNITED STATES; WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER;

EID: 84892925145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002415     Document Type: Article

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