Temporal dynamics in arylsulfatase enzyme activity in various microenvironments along a climatic transect in Israel

Geoderma

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 30-41

  Zwikel, Shai ^a   Lavee, Hanoch ^a   Sarah, Pariente ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Arylsulfatase enzyme; Extracellular activity; Intracellular activity; Microenvironment; Temporal variations

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; RAIN; ROCKS; SOILS;

ARYLSULFATASE ENZYME; EXTRACELLULAR ACTIVITY; INTRACELLULAR ACTIVITY; MICROENVIRONMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS;

ENZYME ACTIVITY;

CLIMATE VARIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; RAINFALL; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 34249291057     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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