Biological stoichiometry theory considers the balance of multiple chemical elements in living systems, whereas metabolic scaling theory considers how size affects metabolic properties …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Biological stoichiometry provides a mechanistic theory linking cellular and biochemical features of co‐evolving biota with constraints imposed by ecosystem energy and nutrient …