A trait-based approach for modelling microbial litter decomposition

Ecology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1058-1070

  Allison, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community composition; Diversity; Extracellular enzyme; Functional group; Litter decomposition; Microbe; Model; Spatial structure; Trade off; Trait

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TRADE-OFF;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FORECASTING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREE; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENZYMES; FORECASTING; HAWAII; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT LEAVES; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TREES;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS;

EID: 84864013176     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01807.x     Document Type: Review

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