Biomass and enzyme activity of two soil transects at King George Island, maritime Antarctica

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-47

  Tscherko, D ^a   Bolter M ^b   Beyer, L ^b   Chen, J ^c   Elster, J ^d   Kandeler, E ^a   Kuhn, D ^b   Blume, H P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MINERALIZATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL RESPIRATION;

ANTARCTICA; KING GEORGE ISLAND;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS; SPHENISCIDAE;

EID: 0242417545     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2003)035[0034:BAEAOT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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