Rapid potential rates of extracellular enzymatic hydrolysis in Arctic sediments

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 315-324

  Arnosti, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROYSIS; POLYSACCHARIDE; SEDIMENT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; SVALBARD;

EID: 0031839273     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.2.0315     Document Type: Article

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