Decomposition in Terrestrial Ecosystems, Volume 5 |
Contents
The Decomposition Subsystem | 49 |
The Decomposer Organisms | 66 |
The Influence of Resource Quality on Decomposition Processes | 118 |
Decomposition Processes at the Molecular Level | 167 |
The Influence of the PhysicoChemical Environment | 220 |
The Decomposition Subsystem Synthesis and Summary | 267 |
Methods of study for decomposition ecology | 318 |
References for Appendix | 334 |
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Common terms and phrases
accumulation activity amino acids anaerobic bacteria Basidiomycetes biomass Calluna carbon catabolism cell wall cellulolytic cellulose Chapter chemical climate Collembola comminution complex components composition concentration decay deciduous decomposer community decomposer organisms decomposition processes decomposition rate decomposition subsystem depolymerisation detritus earthworms ecology ecosystem effect energy environment enzymes factors faeces fauna feeding forest fraction fungal fungi fungus grassland growth habitats HCH HCH HCH hemicellulose herbivore humus hyphae immobilisation increase inorganic input largely leaching leaf litter lignin litter fall major materials mesofauna micro-organisms microflora mineral mineralisation moisture content molecules nitrification nitrogen nutrient particles plant plant litter polysaccharides populations primary production primary resources protein protozoa range rate of decomposition ratio resource quality respiration root rumen saprotrophic shown significant soil animals soil organic matter soluble species standing crop structure substrates surface Table temperate temperature termites tion tropical Tundra types uptake weight loss wood