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MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES Mar Ecol Prog Ser

Vol. 423: 1–14, 2011 doi: 10.3354/meps09010

Published February 10

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Photochemical transformation of terrestrial dissolved organic matter supports hetero- and autotrophic production in coastal waters Anssi V. Vähätalo1, 2,*, Hanna Aarnos1, 3, Laura Hoikkala1, 4, Risto Lignell1, 4 1

Tvärminne Zoological Station, University of Helsinki, Hanko, Finland Present address: ARONIA Coastal Zone Research Team, Åbo Akademi University & Novia University of Applied Sciences, Ekenäs, Finland 3 Present address: Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 4 Present address: Marine Center, Finnish Environmental Institute, Helsinki, Finland

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ABSTRACT: We assessed the responses of a nitrogen (N)-limited