Effect of air-drying treatment on enzymatic activities of soils affected by anthropogenic activities

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 327-332

  Rao, Maria Antonietta ^a   Sannino, Filomena ^a   Nocerino, Giulia ^a   Puglisi, Edoardo ^b   Gianfreda, Liliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Ist di Chimica Agraria e Ambientale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air dried soils; Canonical discriminant analysis; Soil enzymes; Soil quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANONICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; SOIL QUALITY;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0142027953     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-003-0660-z     Document Type: Article

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