Decomposition of macrophytes and dynamics of enzyme activities in subalpine marshes in Lake Tahoe basin, U.S.A.

Plant and Soil

Volumn 266, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 303-313

  Kim, Jae Geun ^a   Rejmánková, Eliška ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carex; Decomposition; Enzyme activity; Nuphar; Ranunculus; Subalpine marsh

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEAF LITTER; MACROPHYTE; MARSH; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; WETLAND;

LAKE TAHOE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CAREX; NUPHAR; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS;

EID: 14644414250     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-005-1360-2     Document Type: Article

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