Patterns of extracellular enzyme activities in littoral sediments of Lake Gooimeer, The Netherlands

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 79-86

  Boschker, H T S ^a   Cappenberg, T E ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extracellular enzyme activity; Littoral; Organic matter content; Organic matter source; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; HYDROLASE; ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LAKE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT;

EID: 0031983413     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(97)00084-6     Document Type: Article

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