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Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry

Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry Toward a unified view of cellular and ecosystem processes James J. Elser, Dean R. Dobberfubl, Neil A. MacKay, and John H. Schampel cosystem science and evolution- also scrutinized energy-based ap­ E • ary biology have long been in­ proaches to evolutionary biology and Elemental frequent and uncomfortable ecosystem dynamics (in particular bedfellows (Hagen 1992, Holt 1995, those proposed by H. T. Odum) and stoichiometry can McIntosh 1985). However, the con­ concluded that there are fundamen­ vf.rgence of a global decline in tal problems in describing ecosys­ provide a new tool to qiodiversity and global alterations tems using a framework that has a trace the threads of single currency. in biogeochemical cycles provides Reiners (1986) has presented a motivation to overcome past inhibi­ causal mechanisms more balanced, multidimensional tions. Currently, attempts are being view, proposing elemental stoichi­ made (Jones and Lawton 1995) to linking cellular, ometry as a complementary way to understand relationships between the study questions about ecosystems foci of evolutionary biology (the in­ ecosystem, and dividual in its species population) that are unsuited for analysis with and ecosystem science (energy and energy-based models. Elemental stoi­ evolutionary processes material flow and storage). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png BioScience Oxford University Press

Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry

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Oxford University Press
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© 1996 American Institute of Biological Sciences
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0006-3568
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1525-3244
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10.2307/1312897
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Organism Size, Life History, and N:P Stoichiometry Toward a unified view of cellular and ecosystem processes James J. Elser, Dean R. Dobberfubl, Neil A. MacKay, and John H. Schampel cosystem science and evolution- also scrutinized energy-based ap­ E • ary biology have long been in­ proaches to evolutionary biology and Elemental frequent and uncomfortable ecosystem dynamics (in particular bedfellows (Hagen 1992, Holt 1995, those proposed by H. T. Odum) and stoichiometry can McIntosh 1985). However, the con­ concluded that there are fundamen­ vf.rgence of a global decline in tal problems in describing ecosys­ provide a new tool to qiodiversity and global alterations tems using a framework that has a trace the threads of single currency. in biogeochemical cycles provides Reiners (1986) has presented a motivation to overcome past inhibi­ causal mechanisms more balanced, multidimensional tions. Currently, attempts are being view, proposing elemental stoichi­ made (Jones and Lawton 1995) to linking cellular, ometry as a complementary way to understand relationships between the study questions about ecosystems foci of evolutionary biology (the in­ ecosystem, and dividual in its species population) that are unsuited for analysis with and ecosystem science (energy and energy-based models. Elemental stoi­ evolutionary processes material flow and storage).

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BioScience – Oxford University Press

Published: Oct 1, 1996

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