Transformation and flocculation of riverine organic matter in estuaries
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 - 06:30
in Biology & Nature
Microbes and the salt in sea water significantly shape organic matter transported by rivers to their estuaries, clarifies researcher Eero Asmala in his doctoral thesis at the Finnish Environment Institute. In his study, Asmala investigated changes in riverine dissolved organic matter in the Baltic Sea's estuaries.