Recent advances and future research in ecological stoichiometry

• Published in: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics Vol. 50; p. 125611
• Main Authors: Sardans, J., Janssens, Ivan A., Ciais, Philippe, Obersteiner, Michael, Peñuelas, J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 01.06.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biogeochemical niche; biosphere; C:N; C:P; calcium; Carbon cycling; carbon dioxide; Continental interfaces, environment; Diversity; drought; ecological function; ecosystems; elemental composition; evolution; global change; magnesium; N:P; Nitrogen; Ocean, Atmosphere; Phosphorus; phytoplankton; plant ecology; potassium; protein synthesis; Sciences of the Universe; soil; stoichiometry; Structure of food webs; N:P; C:N; Diversity; Carbon cycling; C:P; Structure of food webs; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Biogeochemical niche

•Ecological stoichiometry (ES) studies have growth exponentially in the last years.•ES studies have advanced relating elemental composition with several ecosystem traits.•Biogeochemical niche hypothesis is linking elemental composition with species niche.•The drivers of global change are beyond a ge...