Seasonal variation of enzyme activity and their dependence on certain soil factors in a beech forest soil
Seasonal variation of enzyme activity and their dependence on certain soil factors in a beech forest soil
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山毛榉林土壤中酶活性的季节变化及其对某些土壤因素的依赖性
DOI:
10.1016/0038-0717(88)90147-2
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发表时间:
1988
影响因子:
9.7
通讯作者:
A. Hüttermann
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作者:
N. Rastin;K. Rosenplänter;A. Hüttermann
The seasonal variation of the three enzymes phosphomonoesterase (PME) (acid phosphatase), phosphodiesterase (PDE) and β-glucosidase activity in a beech forest soil were investigated. The hydrolysis of fluorescein diacetate as a measure of total microbial activity, and also soil pH, ammonium-N and nitrate-N-concentrations in the soil solution, soil moisture content and soil temperature were measured every month for one year. Of the three enzymes investigated, PME showed the highest activity and the lowest seasonal variation. PDE by contrast showed the lowest activity, and therefore the highest seasonal fluctuations. The seasonal fluctuations of the three enzymes investigated followed divergent patterns but they all reached their maximum in spring. Correlation analysis, which was carried out in order to verify the relationships between enzyme activities and other determined factors, led to significant correlations between a number of factors. A comparison of the seasonal course of two interdependent factors by means of correlation calculation showed that only the correlation established between PDE activity and pHKClcould be justified. In most cases the seasonal trend led to significant correlations which in reality did not exist. This may result in misinterpretation when causal relationships are considered. The results produced by correlation analysis of seasonal investigations should therefore always be interpreted in relation to a graphical representation of seasonal trends.