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Caption: DOC concentration and percent loss of DOC after three months of incubation at 20 degrees C in the dark. Parenthetical values show loss with nutrient amendment. In general, DOC lability was high (20-40 percent) during the freshet period and declined greatly during summer low flow conditions.
Credit: R. M. Holmes, Woods Hole Research Center
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