About 90% of the organic matter in most aquatic systems is dissolved organic matter (DOM) and the rest forms the pool of particulate organic matter. DOM plays a significant role in the carbon and energy cycle of water ...

Despite the considerable percentage of inland waters in the temperate zone land cover, their role in the global carbon balance is not clear and the existing data suggest large type specific differences. Respiratory CO2 ...

The dissertation contributes to the improvement of large lake monitoring, demonstrating that besides following the class boundaries of ecological status established by law, reliable status estimates of such lakes require ...