Soil activities related to nitrogen cycle under three plant cover types in Mediterranean environment

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-46

  Rutigliano, F A ^a   Castaldi, S ^a   D'Ascoli, R ^a   Papa, S ^a   Carfora, A ^a   Marzaioli, R ^a   Fioretto, A ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid degradation activity; Denitrification; Maquis; N mineralization; Nitrification; Protease enzyme activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 70149094100     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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