Table 3.
Activity of enzymes (mean ± 1 SE nmol h−1 g−1) within peat soil collected at three depths (n = 3) from peat cores collected in the James Bay Lowlands.
| Sample location | Sample depth (cm) | N-acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminide | Phosphatase | β-glucosidase | Sulfatase | B-xylosidase | Cello-biohydrolase | Per-oxidase | Phenol oxidase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinoje Bog | 0–10 | 360.6 (67.5) | 8261.1 (1058.4) | 1096.8 (101.5) | 4.8 (0.9) | 36.6 (0.6) | 88.1 (5.8) | 1.9 (0.7) | 0.3 (0.1) |
| 50–60 | 16.1 (9.6) | 735.9 (291.5) | 339.2 (80) | 23.6 (3.4) | 78.2 (12) | 21.7 (5.5) | 5.6 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.8) | |
| 100–110 | 48.7 (9.3) | 1845 (244.3) | 338.5 (48) | 0 (0) | 45.5 (14.3) | 21.8 (1.7) | 2.4 (1.3) | 0 (0) | |
| Victor Bog | 0–10 | 900.2 (333) | 45151.8 (16612.7) | 2611.9 (500.3) | 32.3 (20.3) | 196.3 (94.4) | 248.5 (34.2) | 9.6 (1.3) | 1.6 (0.9) |
| 50–60 | 139.3 (76) | 2164.9 (1264) | 1047.2 (313.6) | 20.6 (15.7) | 119.1 (5.1) | 64.6 (36.7) | 2.1 (1.1) | 3.4 (2.4) | |
| 100–110 | 41.2 (3.5) | 1126.9 (334.7) | 387.2 (81.3) | 0 (0) | 89.4 (14.3) | 4.7 (0.5) | 4.2 (2.3) | 1 (1) | |
| Victor Fen | 0–10 | 1667.6 (112.5) | 39231.2 (4371.8) | 3913.3 (200.2) | 145.2 (52.2) | 362.5 (52.6) | 415.5 (16.6) | 29.4 (6.5) | 3.5 (1.9) |
| 50–60 | 1777.5 (266.8) | 3227.4 (60.1) | 2686.2 (150.8) | 85.3 (15) | 145 (5.7) | 344.3 (24) | 17.3 (2.6) | 2 (0.7) | |
| 100–110 | 647.8 (69.9) | 1072.6 (280.5) | 2199.1 (217.8) | 0 (0) | 79.6 (2.1) | 275 (22.6) | 17.2 (3.9) | 1.1 (0.6) |