Distribution of extracellular enzymes in soils: Spatial heterogeneity and determining factors at various scales

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-18

  Baldrian, Petr ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; EXTRACELLULAR ENZYMES; OXIDATIVE ENZYMES; SOIL PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SPATIAL AUTOCORRELATIONS; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

AUTOCORRELATION; ENZYMES; NUTRIENTS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AUTOCORRELATION; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REACTION RATE; ROOT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84893309590     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2013.04.0155dgs     Document Type: Conference Paper

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