Construct · 1 fields · 1 citations

metabolic quotient: a standalone construct

One name. One construct. A landmark on the map.

● anchor · a standalone construct Nearest construct by meaning·not indexed

A single standalone construct; nearby constructs are located against it in the Collider. Tap a field for its definition, unit, and measures.

Soil biology

respiration per unit microbial biomass, used as an index of microbial stress or efficiency in soil.

In soil biology, metabolic quotient refers to respiration per unit microbial biomass, used as an index of microbial stress or efficiency in soil. This meaning comes from Anderson (1993) in Soil Biology and Biochemistry.[1]

Unit
Recovery means
Measured by

Run it through the Collider, or take the citations with you.

See how metabolic quotient sits against neighbouring constructs in the Collider, or export every reference on this page in one click.

Open in Collider Export BibTeX Report this entry

Nearby constructs

efficiency4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs index5 fields · 11 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs quotient3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Anderson, T., & Domsch, K. (1993). The metabolic quotient for CO2 (qCO2) as a specific activity parameter to assess the effects of environmental conditions, such as ph, on the microbial biomass of forest soils. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 25(3), 393-395. https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-0717(93)90140-7

Cited on this page?

Confirm your construct, or correct us.

If your work is cited behind one of these entries, you know better than we do whether we captured the meaning right. Confirm it, suggest an edit, or dispute it, and your name goes on the entry as an author who has checked it, linked to your ORCID.

Claim your construct