Energy flux: the link between multitrophic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

AD Barnes, M Jochum, JS Lefcheck… - Trends in ecology & …, 2018 - cell.com
Relating biodiversity to ecosystem functioning in natural communities has become a
paramount challenge as links between trophic complexity and multiple ecosystem functions …

Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry

J Sardans, IA Janssens, P Ciais, M Obersteiner… - Perspectives in Plant …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies on ecological stoichiometry (ES) have increased rapidly in number in recent years.
Continuous exploration of classical concepts such as the growth-rate hypothesis (GRH),) …

Nutrient supply controls the linkage between species abundance and ecological interactions in marine bacterial communities

T Dai, D Wen, CT Bates, L Wu, X Guo, S Liu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Nutrient scarcity is pervasive for natural microbial communities, affecting species
reproduction and co-existence. However, it remains unclear whether there are general rules …

Carbon and nitrogen recycling from microbial necromass to cope with C: N stoichiometric imbalance by priming

J Cui, Z Zhu, X Xu, S Liu, DL Jones, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The impact of increasing amounts of labile C input on priming effects (PE) on soil organic
matter (SOM) mineralization remains unclear, particularly under anoxic conditions and …

Microbial carbon use efficiency and biomass turnover times depending on soil depth–Implications for carbon cycling

M Spohn, K Klaus, W Wanek, A Richter - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
Processing of organic carbon (C) by soil microorganisms is a key process of terrestrial C
cycling. For this reason we studied (i) microbial carbon use efficiency (CUE) defined as C …

C: N: P stoichiometry regulates soil organic carbon mineralization and concomitant shifts in microbial community composition in paddy soil

X Wei, Z Zhu, Y Liu, Y Luo, Y Deng, X Xu, S Liu… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2020 - Springer
Stoichiometric control of input substrate (glucose) and native soil organic C (SOC)
mineralization was assessed by performing a manipulation experiment based on N or P …

The misuse of ratios in ecological stoichiometry

PDF Isles - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological stoichiometry is concerned with the ratios of different elements, particularly
carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus. Ratios by their nature do not respond symmetrically to …

Interactions between temperature and nutrients across levels of ecological organization

WF Cross, JM Hood, JP Benstead… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Temperature and nutrient availability play key roles in controlling the pathways and rates at
which energy and materials move through ecosystems. These factors have also changed …

Global magnitude of rhizosphere effects on soil microbial communities and carbon cycling in natural terrestrial ecosystems

C Lv, C Wang, A Cai, Z Zhou - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The rhizosphere is one of the most dynamic interfaces on the Earth. Understanding the
magnitudes of rhizosphere effects (RE, difference in bio-physicochemical properties …

Consumer‐driven nutrient dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: From individuals to ecosystems

CL Atkinson, KA Capps, AT Rugenski… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The role of animals in modulating nutrient cycling [hereafter, consumer‐driven nutrient
dynamics (CND)] has been accepted as an important influence on both community structure …