Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00374-004-0769-8 |
| Document | Shareable Link |
| Title (Primary) | Spatial variability of enzyme activities in a 100-year old long-term field experiment |
| Author | Böhme, L.; Böhme, F.; Langer, U. |
| Source Titel | Biology and Fertility of Soils |
| Year | 2004 |
| Department | BOCHE; BOOEK |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Page From | 153 |
| Page To | 156 |
| Language | englisch |
| Abstract | We attempted to clarify the importance of obtaining representative soil samples for microbiological purposes by comparing results from composite samples and individual cores taken at a depth of 30 cm from four different treatments at the “Static Fertilisation Experiment” in Bad Lauchstädt, Germany. As enzyme activities can be related to microbiological activities, we analysed alkaline phosphatase, β-glucosidase and protease activities from the composite and individual samples. When comparing both kinds of samples, protease activity was found to be the most and β-glucosidase activity the least variable parameter. Comparing just the individual cores, the greatest variation was found for alkaline phosphatase and the lowest variation for β-glucosidase activity; however, the latter enzyme activity also showed significantly different values. Thus, care should be taken when sampling in the field for microbial purposes. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=4004 |
| Böhme, L., Böhme, F., Langer, U. (2004): Spatial variability of enzyme activities in a 100-year old long-term field experiment Biol. Fert. Soils 40 (3), 153 - 156 10.1007/s00374-004-0769-8 |
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