Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of recalcitrant organic matter decomposition: The growth rate hypothesis in reverse

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-43

  Sinsabaugh, Robert L ^a   Shah, Jennifer J Follstad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

glucosidase; N acetylglucosaminidase; Decomposition; Ecological stoichiometry; Extracellular enzyme activity; Leucine aminopeptidase; Phenol oxidase; Phosphatase; Soil organic matter; Threshold element ratio

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; CARBON; CELLULOSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECOMPOSITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITOR; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PEPTIDE; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STOICHIOMETRY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THRESHOLD;

EID: 78650310961     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-010-9482-x     Document Type: Article

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