Shifting DOC concentration and quality in the freshwater lakes of the Kangerlussuaq region: An experimental assessment of possible mechanisms

• Published in: Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research
• Main Authors: Rachel A. Fowler, Jasmine E. Saros, Christopher L. Osburn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
• Subjects: dissolved organic carbon; dust; bacterial processing; photoreactivity; lake c cycling; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Kangerlussuaq; Antarctic and Alpine Research; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2018.1436815; https://doaj.org/article/152c8537fa0649688ab222f9f53e71ca

Since 2003, concentrations of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in lakes in the Kangerlussuaq region declined by 14–55 percent, with these decreasing DOC concentrations potentially altering lake ecology and reflecting changes in regional carbon (C) cycling. To evaluate possible mechanisms responsible f...