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Lugli, L.F. et al

Soil microbial potential enzyme activities in fertilised plots in the Central Amazon, 2018

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https://doi.org/10.5285/b9a2523e-09ba-43c7-acfa-a894a231b133
The data consists of potential activity of enzymes released by microorganisms in soils of old growth forests in the Central Amazon. Soils were sampled in January 2018, seven months after nutrient addition in a large-scale nutrient fertilisation experiment. Enzyme activities are given as a mean of the microbial community per plot, where five points inside each plot were sampled in the 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm soil layers. The dataset depicts the potential activities of the following enzymes: ß-glucosidase, N-acetyl ß-glucosaminidase and phosphomonoesterase at two different soil depths.

Samples were collected at the AFEX project area in Manaus, Brazil at the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP/ INPA).

The study was funded by NERC, BDFFP (logistical support) and Brazilian government (student scholarship).
Publication date: 2020-04-02
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Comma-separated values (CSV)

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Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2018-01-01    to    2018-09-30

Provenance & quality

Potential activities of 4-Methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (BG), 4-Methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide (NAG) and 4-Methylumbelliferyl-phosphate (PHOS), enzymes involved in the cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus were measured using microplate fluorimetric assays. After centrifugation with buffer solution, samples were incubated for one hour using 4-Methylumbelliferyl-β-D-glucopyranoside (BG), 4-Methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminide (NAG) and 4-Methylumbelliferyl-phosphate (PHOS) as substrates. Fluorescence was read on a fluorometer (Tecan Infinite® 200 PRO, Grödig, Austria), at 365 nm excitation and 450 nm emission. Enzyme activities are presented in nmol MUF g soil dry weight-1 hour-1.

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Cite this dataset as:
Lugli, L.F.; Quesada, C.A.N.; Andersen, K.M.; Mercado, L. M.; Di Ponzio, R.; Ribeiro, G.; Assis, R. L. ; Hartley, I.P. (2020). Soil microbial potential enzyme activities in fertilised plots in the Central Amazon, 2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b9a2523e-09ba-43c7-acfa-a894a231b133

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Amazon Fertilization Experiment (AFEX) in Central Amazon, Brazil (2017-2020)

Correspondence/contact details

Laynara Lugli
National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil
 laynaralugli@gmail.com
Prof. Iain Hartley
University of Exeter
 I.Hartley@exeter.ac.uk

Authors

Lugli, L.F.
National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil
Quesada, C.A.N.
National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil
Andersen, K.M.
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Mercado, L. M.
University of Exeter
Di Ponzio, R.
National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil
Ribeiro, G.
National Institute of Amazonian Research, Brazil
Assis, R. L.
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway
Hartley, I.P.
University of Exeter

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Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
environment
Keywords
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) , Environmental survey , fertiliser , soil , Soil
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council
Last updated
04 March 2024 17:20