Enzyme activities of phytoplankton in the South Shetland Islands (Antarctica) in relation to nutrients and primary production Actividad enzimática en ensambles fitoplanctónicos en las Islas Shetland del Sur (Antártica) en relación a los nutrientes y producción primaria

• Main Authors: JOSÉ L IRIARTE, RODRIGO R GONZÁLEZ, RENATO A QUIÑONES, SUNG-HO KANG, JAE H SHIM, CYNTHIA P VALENZUELA
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2006
• Subjects: nitrato reductasa; fosfatasa alcalina; producción primaria; clorofila; Antártica; nitrate reductase; alkaline phosphatase; primary productivity; chlorophyll; Antarctica; Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Austral; South Shetland Islands; Shetland del Sur; islas Shetland del Sur; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/d3c38c214df248b19828c105eb9d6f7b

Given the potential significance of enzyme activities as a link between internal metabolic pathways and environmental nutrients, we investigated the relationships of nitrate reductase (NR) and alkaline phosphatase (AP) with primary production and inorganic nutrients in South Shetland Islands, Antarc...