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The Effects Of Ecological Restoration On Soil Microbial Enzyme Activities And Leaf Litter Decomposition, Anthony Jason Rietl
The Effects Of Ecological Restoration On Soil Microbial Enzyme Activities And Leaf Litter Decomposition, Anthony Jason Rietl
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This study examined the immediate effects of ecological restoration on soil enzyme activities and decomposition. The activities of five enzymes: phosphatase, ?-glucosidase, ?-N-acetylglucosadminidase (NAGase), phenol oxidase, and lignin-peroxidase were measured in both soils and on decomposing Quercus falcata leaf litter in unburned, burned, and burned and thinned plots in a mesic forest in northern Mississippi. Rates of decomposition were also assessed for Q. falcata leaf litter at each plot. The restoration treatments decreased phosphatase activity in relation to an increase in soil organic matter after the fire, and increased NAGase activity in relation to a decrease in leaf litter after …