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A watershed-scale characterication of dissolved organic carbon and nutrients on the South Carolina Coastal Plain

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is recognized as a major component in the global carbon cycle and is an important driver of numerous biogeochemical processes in aquatic ecosystems, both in-stream and downstream in estuaries. This study sought to characterize chromophoric DOM (CDOM), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), and dissolved nutrients in major rivers and their tributaries of the South Carolina Coastal Plain to assess the impact of land cover, soils, and other factors on water quality.

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Citation

Tufford, Daniel L.; Alton-Ochir, Setsen; Hankinson, Warren. 2016. A watershed-scale characterication of dissolved organic carbon and nutrients on the South Carolina Coastal Plain. In: Stringer, Christina E.; Krauss, Ken W.; Latimer, James S., eds. 2016. Headwaters to estuaries: advances in watershed science and management -Proceedings of the Fifth Interagency Conference on Research in the Watersheds. March 2-5, 2015, North Charleston, South Carolina. e-General Technical  Report  SRS-211. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 1 p.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/50987