Interpreting patterns of ecoenzymatic stoichiometry

• Published in: Soil biology & biochemistry Vol. 180; p. 108997
• Main Authors: Moorhead, Daryl, Cui, Yongxing, Sinsabaugh, Robert, Schimel, Joshua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2023
• Subjects: catalytic activity; Decomposition; Ecological stoichiometry; enzyme activity; Extracellular enzymes; microbial communities; Microbial resource limitations; polymers; soil biology; stoichiometry; temporal variation; Decomposition; Extracellular enzymes; Ecological stoichiometry; Microbial resource limitations

The stoichiometry of extracellular enzyme activities has been both proposed and refuted to quantify resource use efficiency and resource limitations to soil microbial communities. The approach evaluates the acquisition of resources obtained through the enzyme-mediated catalysis of polymeric substrat...