Stability of hydrolytic enzyme activity and microbial phosphorus during storage of tropical rain forest soils

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 459-465

  Turner, Benjamin L ^a   Romero, Tania E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Glucosidase; Enzymes; Microbial phosphorus; N Acetyl d glucosaminidase; Panama; Phosphatase; Phosphodiesterase; Phosphomonoesterase; Tropical forest soil

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSIDASE; MICROBIAL PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHODIESTERASES; PHOSPHOMONOESTERASE; TROPICAL FOREST;

CATALYSTS; COLD STORAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FREEZING; PH; PHOSPHATASES; PHOSPHORUS; TROPICS;

SOILS;

BIOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOREST SOIL; FREEZING; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RAINFOREST; SOIL TYPE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; TROPICAL SOIL;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 74349109203     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.11.029     Document Type: Article

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