Effects of long-term nitrogen addition on soil enzyme activities in a sitka spruce forest

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-80

  Kang, H ^a,b   Freeman, C ^a   Emmett, B A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid; Ammonium; Biogeochemistry; Enzyme; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643067791     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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