Evaluation of an organic matter decomposing function from hydrolytic enzyme activities of tidal flat sediments in Japan

Japanese Journal of Limnology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 113-120

  Hiroki, Mikiya ^a   Yabe, Tohru ^a   Nohara, Seiichi ^a   Utagawa, Hirokatsu ^b   Satake, Kiyoshi ^a   Koga, Tsunenori ^c   Ueno, Ryuhei ^a   Kawachi, Masanobu ^a   Watanabe, Makoto M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c WAKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acetylglucosaminidase; Cellulase; Cellulose; Chitin; Crustasians; Silt

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ORGANIC MATTER; TIDAL FLAT;

JAPAN;

CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0141673645     PISSN: 00215104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3739/rikusui.64.113     Document Type: Article

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