The application of ecological stoichiometry to plant–microbial–soil organic matter transformations

Zechmeister-Boltenstern, Sophie; Keiblinger, Katharina Maria; Mooshammer, Maria; Peñuelas, Josep; Richter, Andreas; Sardans, Jordi; Wanek, Wolfgang

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The application of ecological stoichiometry to plant–microbial–soil organic matter transformations

Author(s): Sophie Zechmeister-Boltenstern , Katharina Maria Keiblinger , Maria Mooshammer , Josep Peñuelas , Andreas Richter , Jordi Sardans , Wolfgang Wanek

Publication date Created: May 2015

Publication date (Print): May 2015

Journal: Ecological Monographs

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Global analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus limitation of primary producers in freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

James Elser, Matthew E.S. Bracken, Elsa E. Cleland … (2007)

The cycles of the key nutrient elements nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) have been massively altered by anthropogenic activities. Thus, it is essential to understand how photosynthetic production across diverse ecosystems is, or is not, limited by N and P. Via a large-scale meta-analysis of experimental enrichments, we show that P limitation is equally strong across these major habitats and that N and P limitation are equivalent within both terrestrial and freshwater systems. Furthermore, simultaneous N and P enrichment produces strongly positive synergistic responses in all three environments. Thus, contrary to some prevailing paradigms, freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems are surprisingly similar in terms of N and P limitation.