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Organic substances, which include litter, marine detritus, dissolved organic matter, and soil organic matter, have diverse effects on the Earth's biogeochemical processes and serve as a major reservoir of biospheric carbon, which can be transformed to carbon dioxide, methane and other `greenhouse' gases.
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Partial table of contents: Comparative Biodegradation Kinetics of Simple and Complex Dissolved Organic Carbon in Aquatic Ecosystems (R. Hodson & M. Moran). The Role of Nonliving Organic Matter in Soils (D. Anderson). Balancing the Global Carbon Cycle with Terrestrial Ecosystems (R. Houghton). Global Change and Its Effect on Soil Organic Carbon Stocks (J. Melillo et al.). Formation of Refractory Organic Matter from Biological Precursors (C. Largeau). Indexes.
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