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Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter

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I am studying the dissolved organic carbon cycle (DOC)in the marine environment. This book introduced important key issues regarding DOC, methods of how to research about these issues and some interesting results. The written style is easy to follow. The chapters are well selected. I always find what I need in this book and the information very well integrated. However, it was published in 2003 and many of the information needs to be updated. What I did is go from the references provided in the end of each chapter and then go online to search for those authors' latest publication.

This book provides a very comprehensive review of marine DOM. I first purchased this book when entering graduate school and have found myself coming back to for insight time and time again. Throughout my graduate career, I've also cited its chapters many times in proposals, publications, grants... There is also additional data in this book not currently available in the literature, making a this a must have for all DOM aficionados! Chapters are incredibly thorough and are authored by outstanding leaders in the field and break down by general DOM topics (chemical composition, production/removal, 14C content, estuaries, DON, modeling, etc). This would also be an excellent text for a graduate level coursework.

The Hansell&Carlson-book is probably the best and most up to date book you can get within the field. It has a very covering index and is very well written and can therefore be highly recommended.