Methods to Study Litter Decomposition A Practical Guide /

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Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Graça, Manuel A.S. (Editor ), Bärlocher, Felix. (Editor ), Gessner, Mark O. (Editor )
Formato: eBook
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edición:1st ed. 2005.
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Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3466-0
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505 0 |a Litter Dynamics -- Litter Input -- Leaf Retention -- Manipulation of Stream Retentiveness -- Coarse Benthic Organic Matter -- Leaching -- Leaf Mass Loss Estimated by Litter Bag Technique -- Coarse Particulate Organic Matter Budgets -- Leaf Chemical And Physical Properties -- Determination of Total Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Leaf Litter -- Total Protein -- Free Amino Acids -- Determination of Total Carbohydrates -- Determination of Soluble Carbohydrates -- Total Lipids -- Total Phenolics -- Radial Diffusion Assay for Tannins -- Acid Butanol Assay for Proanthocyanidins (Condensed Tannins) -- Proximate Lignin and Cellulose -- Leaf Toughness -- Microbial Decomposers -- Techniques for Handling Ingoldian Fungi -- Maintenance of Aquatic Hyphomycete Cultures -- An Illustrated Key to the Common Temperate Species of Aquatic Hyphomycetes -- Molecular Approaches to Estimate Fungal Diversity. I. Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) -- Molecular Approaches to Estimate Fungal Diversity. II. Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) -- Sporulation by Aquatic Hyphomycetes -- Ergosterol as a Measure of Fungal Biomass -- Acetate Incorporation into Ergosterol to Determine Fungal Growth Rates and Production -- Bacterial Counts and Biomass Determination by Epifluorescence Microscopy -- Secondary Production and Growth of Litter-Associated Bacteria -- Isolation of Cellulose-Degrading Bacteria -- Extraction and Quantification of ATP as a Measure of Microbial Biomass -- Respirometry -- Enzymatic Capabilities -- Extractellular Fungal Hydrolytic Enzyme Activity -- Cellulases -- Viscosimetric Determination of Endocellulase Activity -- Fluorometric Determination of the Activity of ?-Glucosidase and Other Extracellular Hydrolytic Enzymes -- Pectin-Degrading Enzymes: Polygalacturonase and Pectin Lyase -- Lignin-Degrading Enzymes: Phenoloxidase and Peroxidase -- Phenol Oxidation -- Proteinase Activity: Azocoll and Thin-Layer Enzyme Assay -- Detritivorous Consumers -- Maintenance of Shredders in the Laboratory -- Feeding Preferences -- Data Analysis -- Biodiversity -- A Primer for Statistical Analysis. 
650 0 |a Ecology . 
650 0 |a Plant ecology. 
650 0 |a Sedimentology. 
650 0 |a Ecosystems. 
650 0 |a Microbial ecology. 
650 0 |a Microbiology. 
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650 2 4 |a Plant Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Sedimentology. 
650 2 4 |a Ecosystems. 
650 2 4 |a Microbial Ecology. 
650 2 4 |a Microbiology. 
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700 1 |a Bärlocher, Felix.  |e editor. 
700 1 |a Gessner, Mark O.  |e editor. 
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