From atoms to ecosystems : elementome diversity meets ecosystem functioning
© 2021 The Author. New Phytologist © 2021 New Phytologist Foundation.
| Veröffentlicht in: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 234(2022), 1 vom: 21. Apr., Seite 35-42 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2022
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The New phytologist |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review biogeochemistry competition ecological niche functional traits nutrients stoichiometry |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2021 The Author. New Phytologist © 2021 New Phytologist Foundation. The elemental composition of plants (the elementome) is a reliable indicator of their functional traits and the ecological strategies that they follow, and thus represents a good predictor of how ecosystems work. Biodiversity and, especially, functional diversity are also widely recognized as important drivers of ecosystem functioning, mainly because of niche partitioning amongst different species. Here, I review evidence indicating that plant elementomes relate to their ecological niches and how plant elemental concentrations may shift in response to abiotic and biotic drivers. I propose the use of ecosystem elementome diversity as a universal metric to compare ecosystems and investigate diversity-ecosystem functioning relationships. Future research using this promising novel approach will bring together elementomes, diversity, and ecosystem functioning |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 31.03.2022 Date Revised 01.04.2022 published: Print-Electronic figshare: 10.6084/m9.figshare.14748261.v2 Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1469-8137 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nph.17864 |