A source of terrestrial organic carbon to investigate the browning of aquatic ecosystems.

There is growing evidence that terrestrial ecosystems are exporting more dissolved organic carbon (DOC) to aquatic ecosystems than they did just a few decades ago. This "browning" phenomenon will alter the chemistry, physics, and biology of inland water bodies in complex and difficult-to-p...

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Main Authors: Jay T Lennon, Stephen K Hamilton, Mario E Muscarella, A Stuart Grandy, Kyle Wickings, Stuart E Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3790824?pdf=render