Microbial activity and enzymic decomposition processes following peatland water table drawdown

Plant and Soil

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 121-127

  Freeman, C ^a   Liska, G ^a   Ostle, N J ^a   Lock, M A ^a   Reynolds, B ^a   Hudson, J ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biogeochemistry; climate change; enzyme; microbial activity; peat; water table; wetland

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENZYME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PEAT; WATER TABLE; WETLANDS;

UK, WALES;

EID: 0029659839     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00015418     Document Type: Article

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