Ecological Archives E093-068-A3

Maria Mooshammer, Wolfgang Wanek, Jörg Schnecker, Birgit Wild, Sonja Leitner, Florian Hofhansl, Andreas Blöchl, Ieda Hämmerle, Alexander H. Frank, Lucia Fuchslueger, Katharina M. Keiblinger, Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern, Andreas Richter. 2012. Stoichiometric controls of nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in decomposing beech leaf litter. Ecology 93:770–782. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/11-0721.1

Appendix C. Production of 15 amino acids by protein depolymerization during decomposition of four beech litter types (Achenkirch, Klausenleopoldsdorf, Ossiach, Schottenwald) varying in elemental and stoichiometric quality.

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Fig. C1. Protein depolymerization (µg N g-1 d.w. d-1) during decomposition of four beech litter types (sites: AK, Achenkirch; KL, Klausenleopoldsdorf; OS, Ossiach; SW, Schottenwald) varying in elemental and stoichiometric quality (A, alanine; G, glycine; V, valine; L, leucine; I, isoleucine; P, proline; T, threonine; S, serine; N, asparagine; D, aspartate; Q, glutamine; E, glutamate; F, phenylalanine; K, lysine; Y, tyrosine). Two harvests were performed (3 and 6 months after inoculation of the litter). Values are means of five mesocosms ± 1 SE.


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