The Open Oceanography Journal

2008, 2 : 1-5
Published online 2008 February 6. DOI: 10.2174/1874252100802010001
Publisher ID: TOOCEAJ-2-1

Origins of High-Molecular-Weight Dissolved Organic Matter in the Middle Atlantic Bight: Clue from Lipids and Molecular δC Ratios

Li Zou , Laodong Guo , Baowei Sun and Ming-Yi Sun
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.

ABSTRACT

Lipid compositions and compound-specific δ13C ratios of high-molecular-weight dissolved organic matter (HMW-DOM) in the Middle-Atlantic-Bight varied with water depth, implying that the origins of HMW-DOM at different layers of the ocean may differ.