Knowledge graph centered on FTIR with ATR accessory (Pinaceae) with 48 nodes and 178 connections. Top connected: Spruce, Bacteria, climate change, elevational gradients, species diversity.
Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy analysis of ground needle samples to quantify functional group concentrations including aromatics, ethers, amides, and carbonyls. Uses attenuated-total-reflection accessory for sample analysis.
Synthesized from method descriptions across 2 papers using this protocol.
Steps below were extracted from the most recent peer-reviewed implementation of this protocol in the corpus — Effect of elevation, season and accelerated snowmelt on biogeochemical processes during isolated conifer needle litter decomposition (2021), PeerJ. Implementations in other papers (listed below) may differ.