Relationship between ectoenzymatic activity and availability of organic substrates (Ross Sea, Antarctica): An experimental approach

Polar Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 367-376

  Misic, Cristina ^a   Povero, Paolo ^a   Fabiano, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; SUBSTRATE; WATER COLUMN;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0032405696     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003000050316     Document Type: Article

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