Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry and ecological theory

RL Sinsabaugh, JJ Follstad Shah - Annual review of ecology …, 2012‏ - annualreviews.org
The net primary production of the biosphere is consumed largely by microorganisms, whose
metabolism creates the trophic base for detrital foodwebs, drives element cycles, and …

Responses of absolute and specific soil enzyme activities to long term additions of organic and mineral fertilizer

X Zhang, W Dong, X Dai, S Schaeffer, F Yang… - Science of the Total …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Long-term phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) applications may seriously affect soil microbial
activity. A long-term field fertilizer application trial was established on reddish paddy soils in …

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry at the extremes: How microbes cope in an ultra-oligotrophic desert soil

Y Tapia-Torres, JJ Elser, V Souza… - Soil Biology and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Arid ecosystems are characterized by stressful conditions of low energy and nutrient
availability for soil microorganisms. It has been observed that the ecoenzymes needed for …

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of recalcitrant organic matter decomposition: the growth rate hypothesis in reverse

RL Sinsabaugh, JJ Follstad Shah - Biogeochemistry, 2011‏ - Springer
The flow of carbon and nutrients from plant production into detrital food webs is mediated by
microbial enzymes released into the environment (ecoenzymes). Ecoenzymatic activities are …

Extracellular enzymes in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments: perspectives on system variability and common research needs

C Arnosti, C Bell, DL Moorhead, RL Sinsabaugh… - Biogeochemistry, 2014‏ - Springer
Extracellular enzymes produced by heterotrophic microbial communities are major drivers of
carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine environments. Although …

A theoretical model of C-and N-acquiring exoenzyme activities, which balances microbial demands during decomposition

DL Moorhead, G Lashermes, RL Sinsabaugh - Soil Biology and …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
We developed an Extracellular EnZYme model (EEZY) of decomposition that produces two
separate pools of C-and N-acquiring enzymes, that in turn hydrolyze two qualitatively …

Alkaline phosphatase as a bio-indicator of phosphorus-eutrophy in freshwater ecosystems: a review

M Singh, J Pandey - International Journal of Sediment Research, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Limnologists have greatly advanced the understanding of indicators of phosphorus (P)-
eutrophy in surface waters. Biotic variables such as macro-invertebrates, fish, zooplankton …

Water treatment effect, microbial community structure, and metabolic characteristics in a field-scale aquaculture wastewater treatment system

Z Li, E Yu, K Zhang, W Gong, Y **a, J Tian… - Frontiers in …, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
Avoiding and mitigating the introduction of harmful effluent into the environment must be a
key part of intensive industrial aquaculture development in order to minimize pollution …

Glacier shrinkage will accelerate downstream decomposition of organic matter and alters microbiome structure and function

TJ Kohler, S Fodelianakis, G Michoud… - Global Change …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
The shrinking of glaciers is among the most iconic consequences of climate change. Despite
this, the downstream consequences for ecosystem processes and related microbiome …

Ecoenzymatic stoichiometry of stream sediments with comparison to terrestrial soils

RL Sinsabaugh, JJ Follstad Shah, BH Hill, CM Elonen - Biogeochemistry, 2012‏ - Springer
The kinetics and elemental composition of cellular units that mediate production and
respiration are the basis for the metabolic and stoichiometric theories of ecological …