Relationships between activity of organisms and temperature and the computation of the annual respiration of microorganisms decomposing leaf litter
Year: 1970
Type: report
Abstract: A brief outline is glven of the relationships between temperature and t h e rate of a r e a c t i o n ox b i o l o g i c a l a c t i v i t y .The use of t h e QI0 r a t i o 1s c r i t i c i z e d and an a l t e r n a t i v e method u s i n g a computer-based cuxve-fitting technique is suggested.Using t h i s technique, t h e t o t a l respiration of ash ( F r a x i n ~ excelsior L.) and hazel (Corylus avellana L.) litter over a period of n e a r l y one year has been calculated and compaxed w i t h t h e observed d r y weight and carbon loss.
Author: P. J. A. Howard
Language: English
Subfield: Soil Science
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1571060239