Enzyme activities and carbon dioxide flux in a Sonoran desert urban ecosystem

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2002-2008

  Green, Douglas M ^a   Oleksyszyn, Michelle ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ECOSYSTEMS; ENZYME KINETICS;

DESERTS;

SOILS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DESERT SOIL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SURFACE FLUX; URBANIZATION;

ARIZONA; SONORAN DESERT; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; POACEAE;

EID: 0036852947     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2002.2002     Document Type: Article

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