DOC and POC in the water column of the southern Baltic. Part I. Evaluation of factors influencing sources, distribution and concentration dynamics of organic matter* This study was supported by the Baltic-C/BONUS Plus EUFP6 Project, statutory activities of Institute of Oceanology PAN, Sopot and the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, grant No. N N306 404338.

Organic substances are important components of the marine environment as they determine the properties of seawater and the key biogeochemical processes taking place in it. Organic carbon (OC) is a measure of organic matter. For practical purposes, OC is divided into dissolved organic carbon (DOC) an...

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Main Authors: Anna Maciejewska, Janusz Pempkowiak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Oceanologia
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323414500292