Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs
@article{Elser2000NutritionalCI, title={Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs}, author={James J. Elser and William F. Fagan and Robert F. Denno and Dean R. Dobberfuhl and Ayoola Folarin and Andrea F. Huberty and Sebastian J. Interlandi and Susan S. Kilham and Edward Mccauley and Kimberly L Schulz and Evan Siemann and Robert W. Sterner}, journal={Nature}, year={2000}, volume={408}, pages={578-580} }
Biological and environmental contrasts between aquatic and terrestrial systems have hindered analyses of community and ecosystem structure across Earth's diverse habitats. Ecological stoichiometry provides an integrative approach for such analyses, as all organisms are composed of the same major elements (C, N, P) whose balance affects production, nutrient cycling, and food-web dynamics. Here we show both similarities and differences in the C:N:P ratios of primary producers (autotrophs) and…
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