Enzymatic activities and microbial communities in an Antarctic dry valley soil: Responses to C and N supplementation

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2130-2136

  Hopkins, D W ^a,b   Sparrow, A D ^c   Shillam, L L ^b   English, L C ^b   Dennis, P G ^a,b   Novis, P ^d   Elberling, B ^e,f   Gregorich, E G ^g   Greenfield, L G ^h  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^g AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; Acid phosphatase; Alkaline phosphatase; Antarctica; Arylsulphatase; Dehydrogenase; Ester linked fatty acids; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DRYING; LANDFORMS; SOILS;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTARCTICA; ARYLSULPHATASE; BIOELEMENTS; COLD CONDITIONS; DEHYDROGENASE; DRY VALLEYS; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES; ESTER-LINKED FATTY ACIDS; GLUCOSIDASE; MICRO-ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SMALL COMMUNITIES; SOIL RESPIRATION;

CURING;

ASSAY; COLD REGION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DRY SEASON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; VALLEY;

ANTARCTICA;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 49449115703     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.03.022     Document Type: Article

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