Kinetics of alkaline phosphatase activity, and effect of phosphate enrichment: A case study in the NW African upwelling region

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 270, Issue , 2004, Pages 1-13

  Sebastián, Marta ^a   Arístegui, Javier ^b   Montero, María F ^b   Niell, F Xavier ^c  

^a Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Kinetic parameters; Phosphorus; Trophic gradient; Turnover

Indexed keywords

ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; KINETICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHORUS; TRANSITION ZONE; TROPHIC CONDITIONS; UPWELLING;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2442473380     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps270001     Document Type: Article

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