Stoichiometric imbalances between terrestrial decomposer communities and their resources: mechanisms and implications of microbial adaptations to their resources

M Mooshammer, W Wanek… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Terrestrial microbial decomposer communities thrive on a wide range of organic matter
types that rarely ever meet their elemental demands. In this review we synthesize the current …

Biological stoichiometry of plant production: metabolism, scaling and ecological response to global change

JJ Elser, WF Fagan, AJ Kerkhoff, NG Swenson… - New …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Biological stoichiometry theory considers the balance of multiple chemical elements in living
systems, whereas metabolic scaling theory considers how size affects metabolic properties …

[HTML][HTML] 生态化学计量学: 复杂生命系统奥秘的探索

曾德慧, 陈广生 - 植物生态学报, 2005 - plant-ecology.com
摘要20 世纪以来, 生物科学的发展异军突起, 成为发展最快的学科, 不仅学科分类逐渐细化,
而且研究领域也逐渐深入, 然而, 这种分化和深入也可能会掩盖生物的一些最普遍特征 …

[HTML][HTML] 植物生态化学计量特征及其主要假说

田地, 严正兵, 方精云 - 植物生态学报, 2021 - plant-ecology.com
摘要植物生态化学计量学是生态化学计量学的重要分支, 主要研究植物器官元素含量的计量特征
, 以及它们与环境因子, 生态系统功能之间的关系. 19 世纪, 化学家们通过室内实验 …

Initial soil formation by biocrusts: Nitrogen demand and clay protection control microbial necromass accrual and recycling

B Wang, Y Huang, N Li, H Yao, E Yang… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial biomass is increasingly considered to be the main source of organic carbon (C)
sequestration in soils. Quantitative information on the contribution of microbial necromass to …

Soil microbial biomass C: N: P stoichiometry and microbial use of organic phosphorus

C Heuck, A Weig, M Spohn - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Microbial mineralization and immobilization of nutrients strongly influence soil fertility. We
studied microbial biomass stoichiometry, microbial community composition, and microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Extracellular enzyme activity and stoichiometry: The effect of soil microbial element limitation during leaf litter decomposition

X Bai, MA Dippold, S An, B Wang, H Zhang… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
To explore carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) dynamics during leaf litter
decomposition, we investigated the temporal variability of soil microbial biomass and …

Global patterns of plant leaf N and P in relation to temperature and latitude

PB Reich, J Oleksyn - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
A global data set including 5,087 observations of leaf nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) for
1,280 plant species at 452 sites and of associated mean climate indices demonstrates broad …

N: P ratios in terrestrial plants: variation and functional significance

S Güsewell - New phytologist, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) availability limit plant growth in most terrestrial ecosystems.
This review examines how variation in the relative availability of N and P, as reflected by N …

Growth rate–stoichiometry couplings in diverse biota

JJ Elser, K Acharya, M Kyle, J Cotner, W Makino… - 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Biological stoichiometry provides a mechanistic theory linking cellular and biochemical
features of co‐evolving biota with constraints imposed by ecosystem energy and nutrient …