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Regional and intra-annual stability of dissolved organic matter composition and biolability in high-latitude Alaskan rivers: DOM in high-latitude rivers
- Award ID(s):
- 1636476
- PAR ID:
- 10085403
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Limnology and Oceanography
- Volume:
- 63
- Issue:
- 4
- ISSN:
- 0024-3590
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1605 to 1621
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10795
