The fat that matters: Soil food web analysis using fatty acids and their carbon stable isotope signature

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Seasonal controls on grassland microbial biogeography: Are they governed by plants, abiotic properties or both? (2014, methodology): “The following PLFA derived fatty acid methyl (FAMEs) were used as indicators for Gram positive bacteria (Gramþ): a15:0, i15:0, i16:0 and i17:0; Gram negative bacteria (Gram ): cy17:0 and cy19:0 (Ruess and Chamberlain, 2010).”
Revisiting the hypothesis that fungal-to-bacterial dominance characterizes turnover of soil organic matter and nutrients (2015, methodology): “Taxonomic groups were designated based on a subselection from Ruess and Chamberlain (2010).”
A Guide to Using Compound-Specific Stable Isotope Analysis to Study the Fates of Molecules in Organisms and Ecosystems (2019, background): “controlled feeding experiments for birds [39,40] and invertebrates [41,42].”
Small but active – pool size does not matter for carbon incorporation in below‐ground food webs (2016, methodology): “At present, no specific fatty acid biomarker for protozoa is available as the frequently used 20:4x6,9,12,15 does occur across all soil fauna (Ruess & Chamberlain 2010).”