Structural diversity and enzyme activity of volcanic soils at different stages of development and response to experimental disturbance

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2182-2185

  Shillam, L ^a   Hopkins, D W ^a,b   Badalucco, L ^c   Laudicina, V A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Development; Disturbance; Enzyme activity; PLFA; Volcanic

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD ADDITIVES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; VOLCANOES;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISTURBANCE; DIVERSE COMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCES; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; GLUCOSIDASE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MT. ETNA; PHOSPHOLIPID FATTY ACID; PLANT COMMUNITIES; PLFA; SOIL COMMUNITY; STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; VOLCANIC; VOLCANIC EJECTA; VOLCANIC SOILS;

SOILS;

BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FATTY ACID; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SUCCESSION; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC SOIL; VOLCANO;

CATANIA [SICILY]; ETNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 49449110615     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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