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

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 111, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 1-39

  Sardans, Jordi ^a   Rivas Ubach, Albert ^a   Peñuelas, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate gradients; Competition; Diversity; Herbivore predator; Plant herbivore; Redfield's ratio

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860430172     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-011-9640-9     Document Type: Review

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