Microbial activity and decomposition of fine particulate organic matter in a Louisiana cypress swamp

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 743-753

  Jackson, Colin R ^a   Vallaire, Scarlett C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Enzymatic decomposition models; Fine particulate organic matter; FPOM; Louisiana wetlands; Microbial enzyme activity; Organic matter processing; Particle size

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVERGREEN TREE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SWAMP;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 35949000176     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/07-020R1.1     Document Type: Article

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