Stoichiometric flexibility as a regulator of carbon and nutrient cycling in terrestrial ecosystems under change

New Phytologist

Volumn 196, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 68-78

  Sistla, Seeta A ^a   Schimel, Joshua P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Global change; Scaling; Stoichiometric flexibility; Terrestrial ecosystems

Indexed keywords

CARBON; PHOSPHORUS;

CARBON CYCLE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL CHANGE; MASS BALANCE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NITROGEN CYCLE; REVIEW;

CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84865563274     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04234.x     Document Type: Review

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