Phospholipid fatty acid profiling of microbial communities–a review of interpretations and recent applications

C Willers, PJ Jansen van Rensburg… - Journal of applied …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Profiling of microbial communities in environmental samples often utilizes phospholipid fatty
acid (PLFA) analysis. This method has been used for more than 35 years and is still popular …

Early stage litter decomposition across biomes

I Djukic, S Kepfer-Rojas, IK Schmidt, KS Larsen… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Through litter decomposition enormous amounts of carbon is emitted to the atmosphere.
Numerous large-scale decomposition experiments have been conducted focusing on this …

Microbial phospholipid biomarkers and stable isotope methods help reveal soil functions

A Watzinger - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
This review targets microbial phospholipid biomarkers, their isotope analysis and their ability
to reveal soil functions. The amount and composition of phospholipid fatty acids (PLFAs) …

Temperature driven membrane lipid adaptation in glacial psychrophilic bacteria

N Hassan, AM Anesio, M Rafiq, J Holtvoeth… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria inhabiting non-polar glaciers are exposed to large variations in temperature, which
significantly affects the fluidity of bacterial cell membranes. In order to maintain normal …

Responses of bacterial communities to simulated climate changes in alpine meadow soil of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

J Rui, J Li, S Wang, J An, W Liu, Q Lin… - Applied and …, 2015 - Am Soc Microbiol
The soil microbial community plays an important role in terrestrial carbon and nitrogen
cycling. However, microbial responses to climate warming or cooling remain poorly …

土壤微生物生物量碳氮磷与土壤酶化学计量对气候变化的响应机制.

许淼平, 任成杰, 张伟, 陈正兴… - Yingyong Shengtai …, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
摘要微生物和土壤酶是陆地生态系统中生物地球化学循环的重要驱动力, 深入理解微生物在生态
系统中的调节作用以及气候变化过程中微生物量和土壤酶的响应机制是生态学领域关注的重要 …

Effect of altitude and season on microbial activity, abundance and community structure in Alpine forest soils

JA Siles, T Cajthaml, S Minerbi… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
In the current context of climate change, the study of microbial communities along altitudinal
gradients is especially useful. Only few studies considered altitude and season at the same …

Towards harmonizing leaf litter decomposition studies using standard tea bags—a field study and model application

M Didion, A Repo, J Liski, M Forsius, M Bierbaumer… - Forests, 2016 - mdpi.com
Decomposition of plant litter is a key process for the transfer of carbon and nutrients in
ecosystems. Carbon contained in the decaying biomass is released to the atmosphere as …

Effects of soil organic matter properties and microbial community composition on enzyme activities in cryoturbated arctic soils

J Schnecker, B Wild, F Hofhansl, RJ Eloy Alves… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Enzyme-mediated decomposition of soil organic matter (SOM) is controlled, amongst other
factors, by organic matter properties and by the microbial decomposer community present …

Seasonal variation modifies the spatial patterns of soil microbial community structure and enzyme activity in a meadow steppe

C Wang, HAL Henry, X Miao, B Shi, Y Song, Q Liang… - Applied Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding how spatial heterogeneity in soil microbial community structure and enzyme
activities vary seasonally, and identifying the underlying mechanisms, are crucial for …