Inhibition of extracellular enzyme activities in a forest soil by additions of inorganic nitrogen

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 15-16, 2005, Pages 2129-2135

  Kang, Hojeong ^a   Lee, Dowon ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Mineralization; Organic soil; Soil enzymes

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; INORGANIC NITROGEN;

EID: 23944454827     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103620500194650     Document Type: Article

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