Spectral properties of dissolved organic matter from deep and shallow lakes of glacial origin (North Patagonia, Argentina): Contrasting vertical patterns

CLAUDIA PATRICIA QUEIMALIÑOS; PATRICIA ELIZABETH GARCÍA; CAROLINA ESTELA SOTO CARDENAS; MARINA GEREA; ROBERTO DANIEL GARCÍA; MARÍA DEL CARMEN DIÉGUEZ; MARIANA REISSIG; GONZALO PEREZ; GEORGE AIKEN

Portland, Oregon

Congreso; Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting; 2014

Andean Patagonia includes a large lake district with numerous deep and shallow lakes of glacial origin, surrounded by native forests. In this study, we assessed dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations and dissolved organic matter (DOM) absorbance and fluorescence properties of deep and shallow lakes with contrasting hydrogeomorphic features. Two deep ultraoligotrophic lakes (Zmax>90m) and two shallow lakes (Zmax