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Thorsten Dittmar

Peer-reviewed Publications

2012

51Ionescu D, Siebert C, Polerecky L, MunwesYY, Lott C, Häusler S, Bižić-Ionescu M, Quast C, Peplies J, Glöckner FO, Ramette A, Rödiger T, Dittmar T, Oren A, Geyer S, Stärk H-J, Sauter M, Licha T, Laronne JB and de Beer D (2012) Rich microbial communities in and around underwater springs in the Dead Sea. PLoS One. In press.
50Jaffé R, Yamashita Y, Maie N, Cooper WT, Dittmar T, Dodds WK, Jones JB, Myoshi T, Ortiz-Zayas JR, Podgorski DC and Watanabe A (2012) Dissolved Organic Matter in Headwater Streams: Compositional Variability Across Climatic Regions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. In press.
49Riedel T, Biester H and Dittmar T (2012). Molecular fractionation of dissolved organic matter with hydrolyzing metal salts. Environmental Science and Technology. In press.
48Taucher J, Schulz KG, Dittmar T, Sommer U, Oschlies A and Riebesell U (2012). Enhanced carbon overconsumption in response to increasing temperatures during a mesocosm experiment. Biogeosciences Discussions 9, 3479-3514, doi:10.5194/bgd-9-3479-2012.
47Stubbins A, Niggemann J and Dittmar T (2012) Photo-lability of deep ocean dissolved black carbon. Biogeosciences. In press.
46Stubbins A and Dittmar T (2012). Low volume quantification of dissolved organic carbon and dissolved nitrogen. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. In press.
45Dittmar T, Paeng J, Gihring TM, Suryaputra IGNA and Huettel M (2012). Discharge of dissolved black carbon from a fire-affected intertidal system. Limnology and Oceanography. In press.
44Franz JMS, Krahmann G, Lavik G, Grasse P, Dittmar T and Riebesell U (2012). Dynamics and stoichiometry of nutrients and phytoplankton in waters influenced by the oxygen minimum zone in the eastern tropical Pacific. Deep Sea Research I 62, 20-31.

2011

43Halm H, Lam P, Ferdelman TG, Lavik G, Dittmar T, LaRoche J, D’Hondt S and Kuypers MMM (2012) Heterotrophic organisms dominate nitrogen fixation in the South Pacific Subtropical Gyre. The ISME Journal. Advance online publication, doi:10.1038/ismej.2011.182.
42Schmidt MWI, Torn MS, Abiven S, Dittmar T, Guggenberger G, Janssen I, Kleber M, Kögel-Knabner I, Lehmann J, Manning DAC, Nannipieri P, Rasse DP, Weiner S and Trumbore SE (2011) Soil organic matter persistence as an ecosystem property. Nature 478, 49–56.
41Dittmar T and Schlösser M (2011) Spuren im Meer. Al-Shamery K (ed) Moleküle aus dem All?
Wiley VCH. 117-133.
40Santos IR, Burnett WC, Misra S, Suryaputra IGNA, Chanton JP, Dittmar T, Peterson RN and Swarzenski PW (2011) Uranium and barium cycling in a salt wedge subterranean estuary: The influence of tidal pumping. Chemical Geology 287, 114-123.
39Schneider MPW, Smittenberg RH, Dittmar T and Schmidt MWI (2011) Comparison of gas and liquid chromatography for the determination of benzenepolycarboxylic acids as molecular tracers of black carbon. Organic Geochemistry 42, 275-282.
38Gonsior M, Peake BM, Cooper WT, Podgorski D, D’Andrilli J, Dittmar T and Cooper WJ (2010) Characterization of dissolved organic matter across the Subtropical Convergence off the South Island, New Zealand. Marine Chemistry 123, 99–110.

2010

37Koch BP, Dittmar T and Lara RJ (2010) The biogeochemistry of the Caeté mangrove-shelf system. In: Saint-Paul U and Schneider H (eds) Mangrove Dynamics and Management in North Brazil. Springer. 45-70.
36Prasad MBK, Dittmar T and Ramanathan AL (2010) Organic Matter and Mangrove Productivity. In: Ramanathan A, Bhattacharya P, Dittmar T, Bala Krishna Prasad M, Nepunae B (eds) Management and Sustainable Development of Coastal Zone Environments. Springer. 230 p.
35D’Andrilli J, Dittmar T, Koch BP, Purcell JM, Marshall AG and Cooper WT (2010) Comprehensive characterization of marine dissolved organic matter by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry with electrospray and atmospheric pressure photoionization. Rapid Communication in Mass Spectrometry 24, 643-650.

2009

34Dittmar T, Cherrier J and Ludwichowski K-U (2009) The determination of amino acids in seawater. In: Wurl O (ed) Practical guidelines for the analysis of seawater. CRC Press. In press.
33Dittmar T, Koch BP and Jaffé R (2009) Tools for studying biogeochemical connectivity among tropical coastal ecosystems. In: Nagelkerken I (ed) Ecological interactions among tropical coastal ecosystems. Springer. In press.
32Dittmar T (2009) Dem Kohlenstoff im Meer auf der Spur. GdCh Nachrichten aus der Chemie 57, 387-391.
31Santos IR, Burnett WC, Dittmar T, Suryaputra IGNA and Chanton J (2009) Tidal pumping drives nutrient and dissolved organic matter dynamics in a Gulf of Mexico substerranean estuary. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 73, 1325-1339.
30Dittmar T and Paeng J (2009) A heat-induced molecular signature in marine dissolved organic matter. Nature Geoscience 2, 175-179.

2008

29Koch BP, Ludwichowski K-U, Kattner G, Dittmar T and Witt M (2008) Advanced characterization of marine dissolved organic matter by combining reversed-phase liquid chromatography and FT-ICR-MS. Marine Chemistry 111, 233-241.
28Dittmar T, Koch BP, Hertkon N and Kattner G (2008) A simple and efficient method for the solid-phase extraction of dissolved organic matter (SPE-DOM) from seawater. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods 6, 230–235.
27Kristensen E, Bouillon S, Dittmar T and Marchand C (2008) Organic carbon dynamics in mangrove ecosystems: a review. Aquatic Botany 89, 201-219.
26Zemmelink HJ, Houghton L, Dacey JWH, Stefels J, Koch BP, Schröder M, Wisotzki A, Scheltz A, Thomas DN, Papadimitriou S, Kennedy H, Kuosa H and Dittmar T (2008) Stratification and the distribution of phytoplankton, nutrients, inorganic carbon, and sulfur in the surface waters of Weddell Sea leads. Deep-Sea Research II 55, 988-999.
25Bouillon S, Borges AV, Castañeda-Moya E, Diele K, Dittmar T, Duke NC, Kristensen E, Lee SY, Marchand C, Middelburg JJ, Rivera-Monroy VH, Smith III TJ and Twilley RR (2008) Mangrove production and carbon sinks: a revision of global budget estimates. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 22, GB2013.
24Dittmar T (2008) The molecular-level determination of black carbon in marine dissolved organic matter. Organic Geochemistry 39, 396-407. Organic Geochemistry.
23Santos IR, Burnett WC, Chanton J, Mwashote B, Suryaputra IGNA and Dittmar T (2008) Nutrient biogeochemistry in a Gulf of Mexico subterranean estuary and groundwater-derived fluxes to the coastal ocean. Limnology and Oceanography 53, 705-718.

2007

22Dittmar T, Whitehead K, Minor L and Koch BP (2007) Tracing terrigenous dissolved organic matter and its photochemical decay in the ocean by using liquid chromatography / mass spectrometry. Marine Chemistry 107, 378-387.
21Wu Y, Dittmar T, Ludwichowski K-U, Kattner G, Zhang J, Zhu ZY and Koch BP (2007) Tracing suspended organic nitrogen from the Yangtze catchment into the East China Sea. Marine Chemistry 107, 367-377.
20Tremblay LB, Dittmar T, Marshall AG, Cooper WJ and Cooper WT (2007) Molecular characterization of dissolved organic matter in a North Brazilian mangrove porewater and mangrove-fringed estuaries by Ultrahigh Resolution Electrospray Ionization Fourier Transform-Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry and Excitation/Emission Spectroscopy. Marine Chemistry 105, 15–29.
19Koch BP, Dittmar T, Witt M and Kattner G (2007) Fundamentals of molecular formula assignment to ultrahigh resolution mass data of natural organic matter. Analytical Chemistry 79, 1758-1763.

2006

18Dittmar T and Koch BP (2006) Thermogenic organic matter dissolved in the abyssal ocean. Marine Chemistry 102, 208–217. Marine Chemistry.
17Dittmar T, Hertkorn N, Kattner G and Lara RJ (2006) Mangroves, a major source of dissolved organic carbon to the oceans. Global Biogeochemical Cycles 20, GB1012.
16Koch BP and Dittmar T (2006) From mass to structure: An aromaticity index for high-resolution mass data of natural organic matter. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry 20, 926–932.

2005

15Koch BP, Witt M, Engbrodt R, Dittmar T and Kattner G (2005) Molecular formulae of marine and terrigenous dissolved organic matter detected by Electrospray Ionisation Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 69, 3299-3308.

2004

14Dittmar T (2004) Evidence for terrigenous dissolved organic nitrogen in the Arctic deep-sea. Limnology and Oceanography 49, 148-156.
13Dittmar T (2004) Hydrochemical processes controlling arsenic and heavy metal contamination in the Elqui river system (Chile). The Science of the Total Environment 325, 193-207.
12Cohen M, Lara RJ, Szlafsztein CF and Dittmar T (2004) Mangrove inundation and nutrient dynamics under a GIS perspective. Wetlands Ecology and Management 12, 81-86.

2003

11Dittmar T and Kattner G (2003) The biogeochemistry of the river and shelf ecosystem of the Arctic Ocean: A review. Marine Chemistry 83, 103-120. Marine Chemistry.
10Dittmar T and Kattner G (2003) Recalcitrant dissolved organic matter in the ocean: Major contribution of small amphiphilics. Marine Chemistry 82, 115-123.

2001

9Dittmar T, Fitznar HP and Kattner G (2001) Origin and biogeochemical cycling of organic nitrogen in the eastern Arctic Ocean as evident from D- and L-amino acids. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65, 4103-4114.
8Dittmar T and Birkicht M (2001) Regeneration of nutrients in the northern Benguela upwelling and the Benguela-Angola front areas. South African Journal of Science 97, 239-246.
7Dittmar T and Lara RJ (2001) Do mangroves rather than rivers provide nutrients to coastal environments south of the Amazon River? Evidence from long-term flux measurements. Marine Ecology Progress Series 213, 67-77.
6Dittmar T and Lara RJ (2001) Molecular evidence for lignin degradation in sulfate reducing mangrove sediments (Amazônia, Brazil). Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 65, 1403-1414.
5Dittmar T and Lara RJ (2001) Driving forces behind nutrient and organic matter dynamics in a mangrove tidal creek in north Brazil. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 52, 249-259.
4Dittmar T, Lara RJ and Kattner G (2001) River or Mangrove? Tracing major organic matter sources in tropical Brazilian coastal waters. Marine Chemistry 73, 253-271. Marine Chemistry.

1999-2000

3Szlafsztein CF, Cohen M, Lara RJ, and Dittmar T (2000) Digital elevation model as a GIS tool for the analysis of mangrove coasts, Amazon region, Brazil. Internat. J. of Environm. Creation 3, 31-41.
2Lara RJ and Dittmar T (1999) Nutrient dynamics in a mangrove creek (North Brazil) during the dry season. Mangroves and Salt Marshes 3, 185-195.
1Cohen MCL, Lara RJ, Ramos JFF and Dittmar T (1999) Factors influencing the variability of Mg, Ca and K in waters of a mangrove creek in Bragança, North Brazil. Mangroves and Salt Marshes 3, 9-15.