Wetland macrophyte decomposition under different nutrient conditions: Relationships between decomposition rate, enzyme activities and microbial biomass

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 526-538

  Rejmánková, Eliška ^a   Sirová, Dagmara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

glucosidase; Alkaline phosphatase; Arylsulfatase; Eleocharis cellulosa; Leucine aminopeptidase; Litterbags; Nitrogen; Northern Belize; Phosphorus; PLFA; Salinity; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYMES; MICROBIOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ARYLSULFATASE; ELEOCHARIS CELLULOSA; GLUCOSIDASE; LEUCINE-AMINOPEPTIDASE; LITTERBAGS; NORTHERN BELIZE; PLFA;

WETLANDS;

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUOROMETRY; MACROPHYTE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; WETLAND;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; CENTRAL AMERICA;

ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS CELLULOSA;

EID: 33751421450     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.08.022     Document Type: Article

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