Thermodynamic theory explains the temperature optima of soil microbial processes and high Q10 values at low temperatures

Global Change Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3578-3586

  Schipper, Louis A ^a   Hobbs, Joanne K ^a   Rutledge, Susanna ^a   Arcus, Vickery L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

MMRT; Macromolecular rate theory; Q10; Respiration; Soil; Temperature optimum; Temperature sensitivity

Indexed keywords

SOIL;

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD; MICROBIOLOGY; SOIL; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLD TEMPERATURE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84907867829     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12596     Document Type: Article

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