An inter-laboratory comparison of multi-enzyme and multiple substrate-induced respiration assays to assess method consistency in soil monitoring

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 623-633

  Creamer, Rachel E ^a,d   Bellamy, Pat ^a   Black, Helaina I J ^b   Cameron, Clare M ^b   Campbell, Colin D ^b,e   Chamberlain, Paul ^c   Harris, Jim ^a   Parekh, Nisha ^c   Pawlett, Mark ^a   Poskitt, Jan ^c   Stone, Dote ^a   Ritz, Karl ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^e SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CLPP; Multiple substrate induced respiration; Repeatability; Soil enzymes; Soil monitoring

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; LAND USE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL RESPIRATION;

EID: 69449097225     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-009-0374-y     Document Type: Article

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