Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere download epub
by Robert W. Sterner,James J. Elser,Peter M. Vitousek
Sterner and Elser provide the definitive text on ecological stoichiometry It is the 'backbone' of the stoichiometry field. 2 people found this helpful.
Sterner and Elser provide the definitive text on ecological stoichiometry. This is a fundamental advance in unifying ecology across levels of organization. It is the 'backbone' of the stoichiometry field.
Robert Sterner and James Elser take a giant stride in knitting together perspectives across scales, biomes .
Robert Sterner and James Elser take a giant stride in knitting together perspectives across scales, biomes, and disciplines to craft an integrative and predictive vision of the topic. It knits together such a broad range of relevant topics that anyone interested in the connections between biology and elemental cycles should give it a tr. --Anthony F. Michaels, Science. --Robert E. Hecky, Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin.
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With a foreword by peter vitousek. 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.
Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to. .From the foreword by Peter Vitousek: ? "his book represents a significant milestone in the history of ecology.
Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere. by Robert W. Sterner, James J. Elser, and Peter M. Vitousek. After summarizing the chemistry of elements and their relative abundance in Earth's environment, the authors proceed along a line of increasing complexity and scale from molecules to cells, individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Love it or argue with it-and I do both-most ecologists will be influenced by the framework developed in this book.
The framework of ecological stoichiometry argues that the extent to which herbivores are limited by nutrients depends on their metabolic demands (Sterner & Elser, 2002).
In book: Ecological Stoichiometry: the Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere, Publisher: Princeton University Press, p. 39. Cite this publication. University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The framework of ecological stoichiometry argues that the extent to which herbivores are limited by nutrients depends on their metabolic demands (Sterner & Elser, 2002). As predicted by GSP, prey exposed to predation risk increase their metabolism, switch to C-rich food, and lower demands for nutrient intake (. N or P) (Hawlena & Schmitz, 2010a).
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Volume 78, Number 4 December 2003. Biology and School of Aquatic & Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.
By: Robert W Sterner and James J Elser
By: Robert W Sterner and James J Elser. 439 pages, Figs, tabs. Publisher: Princeton University Press. 222 Catalysts for Ecological Stoichiometry 227 Summary and Synthesis 229 6. The Stoichiometry of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Recycling 231 A Brief History of Studies of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Recycling 232 Stoichiometric Theories of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Recycling 235 Evidence That Consumers Differentially Recycle Nitrogen and Phosphorus 245 Microbial Mineralization 249 The Stoichiometry of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Recycling by Vertebrates 252 Catalysts for Ecological.
R. W. Sterner and J. J. Elser (2002) Ecological Stoichiometry: The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere. Princeton University Press. Olff, H; Alonso, D; Berg, MP; Eriksson, BK; Loreau, M; Piersma, T; Rooney, N (2009). Parallel ecological networks in ecosystems".
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All 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.
After summarizing the chemistry of elements and their relative abundance in Earth's environment, the authors proceed along a line of increasing complexity and scale from molecules to cells, individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. The book examines fundamental chemical constraints on ecological phenomena such as competition, herbivory, symbiosis, energy flow in food webs, and organic matter sequestration. In accessible prose and with clear mathematical models, the authors show how ecological stoichiometry can illuminate diverse fields of study, from metabolism to global change.
Set to be a classic in the field, Ecological Stoichiometry is an indispensable resource for researchers, instructors, and students of ecology, evolution, physiology, and biogeochemistry.
From the foreword by Peter Vitousek: ?
"[T]his book represents a significant milestone in the history of ecology. . . . Love it or argue with it--and I do both--most ecologists will be influenced by the framework developed in this book. . . . There are points to question here, and many more to test . . . And if we are both lucky and good, this questioning and testing will advance our field beyond the level achieved in this book. I can't wait to get on with it."

ISBN: 0691074909
Category: Science & Math
Subcategory: Biological Sciences
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press (December 1, 2002)
Pages: 440 pages
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