Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the BiosphereAll life is chemical. That fact underpins the developing field of ecological stoichiometry, the study of the balance of chemical elements in ecological interactions. This long-awaited book brings this field into its own as a unifying force in ecology and evolution. Synthesizing a wide range of knowledge, Robert Sterner and Jim Elser show how an understanding of the biochemical deployment of elements in organisms from microbes to metazoa provides the key to making sense of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. |
Contents
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Building Cells from Elements | 44 |
Variation at the Base of Food Webs | 80 |
The Stoichiometry of Metazoans | 135 |
5 Imbalanced Resources and Animal Growth | 179 |
6 The Stoichiometry of ConsumerDriven Nutrient Recycling | 231 |
Dynamics and Interactions | 262 |
Ecosystems in Space and Time | 313 |
9 Recapitulation and Integration | 370 |
Appendix | 382 |
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Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the ... Robert W. Sterner,James J. Elser No preview available - 2002 |