Ecology of humic substances in freshwaters : determinants from geochemistry to ecological niches /

There are already some multi-author books concerned with humic substances on the market which cover the chemical and geochemical aspects. Their main focus is on soil science, but also includes freshwater ecology and chemistry. In exisiting publications the interaction of humic material with acquatic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Steinberg, Christian
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, 2003.
Subjects:	Freshwater ecology. Humus > Environmental aspects. Écologie d'eau douce. Humus > Aspect de l'environnement. Limnologie. Hydrochemie. Sü€wasser. Aquatisches Ökosystem. Huminstoff. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Origin of Humic Substances in Freshwater: Biogeochemical Pathways
3. Humic Substances as Geochemical Determinants
4. Humic Substances and Global Climate Change
5. Source of Inorganic and Organic Nutrients and Interaction with Photons
6. Interactions with Nutrients, Metals, Halogens, Biopolymers, Pheromones, and Electrons
7. Indirect Effects on Organisms
8. Direct Effects on Organisms and Niche Differentiation
9. Ecological Significance
10. Concluding Remarks.