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Dissolved Organic Matter in Natural Waters
Study sites
Country/
Length/
DOC
Reference
latitudes
watershed area a
Surface (Depth) c
Deeper (Depth) b
km or (km 2
) a
(μM C)
Lakes (n
= 38), Sweden
55–71ºN
–
167–1833
–
Bertilsson and Tranvik
(2000)
Lakes, The United Kingdom Acid Waters Monitoring Network (n
= 11)
UK
(0.42–14.7)
67–550
–
Monteith and Evans (2005),
Evans et al. (2006)
Lakes, Sweden (n
= 5)
Sweden
–
325–1617
(1.5–7.5 m)
–
Granéli et al. (1996)
Lakes (n
= 1000), Norway
Norway
–
167 (median)
–
Larsen et al. (2011)
North America
Lake Michigan
USA
–
124–216
–
Biddanda and Cotner
(2002)
Lake Superior
USA
–
110–119
–
Biddanda et al. (2001)
Lakes (Christmas, Turtle, Minnetonka, Owasso,
and Round)
USA
–
537–712
–
Biddanda et al. (2001)
Lakes (Josephine, Johanna, Eagle, Medicine, and
Mitchell)
USA
–
545–785
–
Biddanda et al. (2001)
Pony Lake and Lake Fryxel
USA
–
1789–4908
–
Schwede-Thomas et al.
(2005)
Lakes, Michigan (n
= 20)
46ºN
–
120–1764
–
Pace and Cole (2002)
Banks Lake, and Okefenokee Swamp
25–30ºN
–
950, 2425
–
Alberts et al. (1984)
Laramie River; Chimney Park wetland, USA
41ºN
–
592, 1250
–
Brooks et al. (2007)
Lakes, Northeast USA, Colorado, Alaska (n
= 47) USA
–
67–1958
–
Morris et al. (1995)
Lake Superior and Nobska Pond
47, 41ºN
–
117, 550
–
Repeta et al. (2002)
Upper Great Lakes, North American temperate
forest (n
= 188)
USA
–
133–2417
–
Xenopoulos et al. (2003)
Seepage Lakes, central Maine (n
= 17)
USA
–
132–1492
–
David and Vance (1991)
Lakes (Sky Pond and The Loch), Loch Vale Watershed, Colorado
USA
–
67–308
–
Baron et al. (1991)
(continued)
Table 2 (continued)