Ecological stoichiometry: an elementary approach using basic principles

DO Hessen, JJ Elser, RW Sterner… - Limnology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Based on the observation that organism‐specific elemental content creates ecologically
relevant mismatches such as between plant and animal tissue, it was postulated—and …

The elemental stoichiometry of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and its relationships with organismic lifestyle and ecosystem structure and function: a review and …

J Sardans, A Rivas-Ubach, J Penuelas - Biogeochemistry, 2012 - Springer
Abstract C, N and P are three of the most important elements used to build living beings, and
their uptake from the environment is consequently essential for all organisms. We have …

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 …

Context dependency of animal resource subsidies

AL Subalusky, DM Post - Biological reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The transport of resource subsidies by animals has been documented across a range of
species and ecosystems. Although many of these studies have shown that animal resource …

Aggregated filter‐feeding consumers alter nutrient limitation: consequences for ecosystem and community dynamics

CL Atkinson, CC Vaughn, KJ Forshay, JT Cooper - Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Nutrient cycling is a key process linking organisms in ecosystems. This is especially
apparent in stream environments in which nutrients are taken up readily and cycled through …

Animal pee in the sea: consumer‐mediated nutrient dynamics in the world's changing oceans

JE Allgeier, DE Burkepile, CA Layman - Global change biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Humans have drastically altered the abundance of animals in marine ecosystems via
exploitation. Reduced abundance can destabilize food webs, leading to cascading indirect …

Ecological stoichiometry of aquatic fungi: current knowledge and perspectives

M Danger, MO Gessner, F Bärlocher - Fungal Ecology, 2016 - Elsevier
Ecological stoichiometry investigates how the ratios of elements in organisms shape their
ecology and nutrient and energy fluxes in ecosystems. Despite their global distribution and …

Consistent nutrient storage and supply mediated by diverse fish communities in coral reef ecosystems

JE Allgeier, CA Layman, PJ Mumby… - Global Change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Corals thrive in low nutrient environments and the conservation of these globally imperiled
ecosystems is largely dependent on mitigating the effects of anthropogenic nutrient …

Global biodiversity, stoichiometry and ecosystem function responses to human-induced C–N–P imbalances

J Carnicer, J Sardans, C Stefanescu, A Ubach… - Journal of Plant …, 2015 - Elsevier
Global change analyses usually consider biodiversity as a global asset that needs to be
preserved. Biodiversity is frequently analysed mainly as a response variable affected by …

Widespread intraspecific organismal stoichiometry among populations of the Trinidadian guppy

RW El‐Sabaawi, E Zandona, TJ Kohler… - Functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological stoichiometry expresses ecological interactions as the balance between multiple
elements. It relates the ecological function of organisms to their elemental composition, or …