A litter-slurry technique elucidates the key role of enzyme production and microbial dynamics in temperature sensitivity of organic matter decomposition

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-26

  Wallenstein, Matthew D ^a   Haddix, Michelle L ^a   Lee, Daniel D ^a   Conant, Richard T ^a,b   Paul, Eldor A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Carbon quality temperature hypothesis; Decomposition; Enzymes; Fungi; Leaf litter; Litter slurry; Soil

Indexed keywords

APPARENT TEMPERATURE; BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CARBON-QUALITY TEMPERATURE HYPOTHESIS; DECOMPOSITION RATE; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENZYMATIC DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME PRODUCTION; FRESH SURFACES; HIGH QUALITY; IN-SITU; INCUBATION TEMPERATURES; LEAF LITTER; LEAF LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTER DECOMPOSITION; LITTER QUALITY; MICROBIAL DYNAMICS; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; MICROBIAL RESPONSE; ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TWO-TEMPERATURE;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BACTERIA; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYMES; FUNGI; LAKES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POPULATION STATISTICS; REACTION RATES; SOILS; SURFACE TESTING; TEMPERATURE;

DEPOLYMERIZATION;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BACTERIUM; CARBON; DECIDUOUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; HUMIDITY; LEAF LITTER; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NITROGEN; POLYMERIZATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; RESEARCH WORK; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLURRY; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOLUBILIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 84855272271     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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