AgNPs and AgNO3 significantly affected soil urease and phosphatase activities
AgNPs had more negative effects than Ag+ on soil enzyme activities
AgNPs and Ag+ had no effect or even stimulated soil respiration at low concentrations
AgNPs and Ag+ negatively affected SIR at high concentrations (≥ 10 mg Ag kg− 1)
soil urease and phosphatase activities were more sensitive than respiration to Ag