Exploring the ecosystem functional role of DOM in freshwaters – novel approaches and new insights from the NERC DOMAINE programme

Penny Jane Johnes1, Richard P Evershed2, Davey Jones3, Stephen Maberly4, Christopher Alan Yates5, Charlotte Lloyd2, Helen Glanville6, Eleanor B Mackay4, Fran Brailsford3 and the NERC DOMAINE team, (1)University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol, BS8, United Kingdom, (2)University of Bristol, School of Chemistry, Bristol, United Kingdom, (3)Bangor University, Environment Centre Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom, (4)Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lake Ecosystems Group, Lancaster, United Kingdom, (5)University of Bristol, School of Geographical Sciences, Bristol, United Kingdom, (6)Keele University, School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, Staffordshire, United Kingdom