Enzyme activities and litter decomposition in agricultural soils in northern, central, and southern Germany

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-204

  Dilly, Oliver ^a,c,d,e   Munch, Jean Charles ^a,b   Pfeiffer, Eva Maria ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carbon; Enzymes; Induction; Litter; Nitrogen; Site specific; Soil

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; SECALE; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34248188275     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: 15222624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jpln.200622044     Document Type: Article

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