Year: 2020, 2020
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Environmental and seasonal processes are important watershed drivers controlling the amount, composition, and fate of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in aquatic ecosystems. We used ten months of water samples and eight months of bioassay incubations from two </p><p>contrasting catchments (agriculture and natural, forested) to assess the effects of seasonal variability on the… more Full Text: Effects of hydrologic seasonality on dissolved organic matter composition, export, and biodegradability in two contrasting streams A thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Master …