Seasonal contribution of terrestrial organic matter and biological oxygen demand to the Baltic Sea from three contrasting river catchments

To examine the potential influence of terrestrially derived DOM on the Baltic Sea, a year-long study of dissolved organic matter (DOM) was performed in three river catchments in Sweden. One catchment drains into the Bothnian Sea, while two southern catchments drain into the Baltic proper. Dissolved...

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Main Authors: H. E. Reader, C. A. Stedmon, E. S. Kritzberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/3409/2014/bg-11-3409-2014.pdf