Methods to Study Litter Decomposition A Practical Guide /
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| Formato: | eBook |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2005.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2005. |
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3466-0 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.