LEADER 03914nam 22005175 450 001 9910163942503321 005 20221129170138.0 010 $a1-4008-8569-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400885695 035 $a(CKB)3710000001021034 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4855764 035 $a(DE-B1597)480242 035 $a(OCoLC)979781039 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400885695 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001021034 100 $a20190708d2017 fg 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aEcological Stoichiometry $eThe Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere /$fJames J. Elser, Robert W. Sterner 210 1$aPrinceton, NJ :$cPrinceton University Press,$d[2017] 210 4$dİ2003 215 $a1 online resource (440 pages) $cillustrations, tables 311 $a0-691-07491-7 311 $a0-691-07490-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tList of Figures --$tList of Tables --$tForeword --$tPreface --$t1. Stoichiometry and Homeostasis --$t2. Biological Chemistry: Building Cells from Elements --$t3. The Stoichiometry of Autotroph Growth: Variation at the Base of Food Webs --$t4. How to Build an Animal: The Stoichiometry of Metazoans --$t5. Imbalanced Resources and Animal Growth --$t6. The Stoichiometry of Consumer-Driven Nutrient Recycling --$t7. Stoichiometry in Communities: Dynamics and Interactions --$t8. Big-Scale Stoichiometry: Ecosystems in Space and Time --$t9. Recapitulation and Integration --$tAppendix --$tLiterature Cited --$tIndex 330 $aAll 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." 606 $aBiochemistry 606 $aStoichiometry 606 $aMolecular ecology 615 0$aBiochemistry. 615 0$aStoichiometry. 615 0$aMolecular ecology. 676 $a572 700 $aSterner$b Robert W.$01208664 701 $aVitousek$b Peter M$0771340 702 $aElser$b James J. 801 0$bDE-B1597 801 1$bDE-B1597 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163942503321 996 $aEcological Stoichiometry$92788532 997 $aUNINA