The C: N: P stoichiometry of organisms and ecosystems in a changing world: a review and perspectives

J Sardans, A Rivas-Ubach, J Peñuelas - Perspectives in Plant Ecology …, 2012 - Elsevier
This study examined the literature in ISI Web of Science to identify the effects that the main
drivers of global change have on the nutrient concentrations and C: N: P stoichiometry of …

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 …

N: P ratios influence litter decomposition and colonization by fungi and bacteria in microcosms

S Güsewell, MO Gessner - Functional Ecology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 Nitrogen and phosphorus supply influences the rate of litter decomposition and
nutrient dynamics during decomposition. Besides the total amount of N and P available to …

Effect of the N/P ratio on biomass productivity and nutrient removal from municipal wastewater

HJ Choi, SM Lee - Bioprocess and biosystems engineering, 2015 - Springer
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the N/P ratio on biomass growth with the
simultaneous removal of nutrients from municipal wastewaters. An optical panel …

A simple nutrient-dependence mechanism for predicting the stoichiometry of marine ecosystems

ED Galbraith, AC Martiny - Proceedings of the National …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
It is widely recognized that the stoichiometry of nutrient elements in phytoplankton varies
within the ocean. However, there are many conflicting mechanistic explanations for this …

The origins of the Redfield nitrogen‐to‐phosphorus ratio are in a homoeostatic protein‐to‐rRNA ratio

I Loladze, JJ Elser - Ecology letters, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 244–250 Abstract One of the most intriguing patterns in the
biosphere is the similarity of the atomic nitrogen‐to‐phosphorus ratio (N: P)= 16 found in …

Performance of the Redfield ratio and a family of nutrient limitation indicators as thresholds for phytoplankton N vs. P limitation

R Ptacnik, T Andersen, T Tamminen - Ecosystems, 2010 - Springer
We aim to define the best nutrient limitation indicator predicting phytoplankton biomass
increase as a result of nutrient enrichment (N, P, or both). We compare the abilities of …

Goldman revisited: Faster‐growing phytoplankton has lower N: P and lower stoichiometric flexibility

H Hillebrand, G Steinert, M Boersma… - Limnology and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In their seminal paper, Goldman et al. suggested that phytoplankton close to maximum
growth rate attains a restricted optimal N: P ratio close to the Redfield ratio of molar N: P= 16 …

Responses of soil nutrient concentrations and stoichiometry to different human land uses in a subtropical tidal wetland

W Wang, J Sardans, C Zeng, C Zhong, Y Li, J Peñuelas - Geoderma, 2014 - Elsevier
We studied the impacts of anthropogenic changes in land use on the stoichiometric
imbalance of soil carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) in Phragmites …