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The uptake of dissolved organic carbon by three stream bed components; surface stones, underlying gravel and organic floc was measured in three rivers in North Wales, U.K. Overall, surface stones and underlying gravel appeared to be the major sites of uptake but the relative importance of these two components varied both temporally and spatially. Organic floc was found to be relatively unimportant as a site of dissolved organic carbon uptake.
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Mickleburgh, S., Lock, M.A. & Ford, T.E. Spatial uptake of dissolved organic carbon in river beds. Hydrobiologia 108, 115–119 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00014870
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