Phosphorus and aquatic bryophytes in the Swale-Ouse river system, north- east England. 2. Phosphomonoesterase and phosphodiesterase activities of Fontinalis antipyretica

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 210-211, Issue , 1998, Pages 401-409

  Christmas, Martin ^a   Whitton, Brian A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Composition; Fontinalis antipyretica; Moorland; N:P ratio; Nitrogen; Phosphodiesterase; Phosphomonoesterase; Phosphorus; River; Swale

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHORUS;

AQUATIC BRYOPHYTE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHOMONOESTERASE; PHOSPHORUS; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS;

UK, ENGLAND, OUSE RIVER; UK, ENGLAND, SWALE RIVER;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA;

EID: 17144448472     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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