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threshold elemental ratios

Scope: biogeochemistry
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Definition

The hypothesis that disposing of excess dietary nutrients imposes a growth cost on organisms, creating hump-shaped relationships with diet stoichiometry

Related Terms (2)

TERelemental imbalance

Publications (3)

article

Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)

2021Freshwater Scienceframework
article

Using ecological stoichiometry to understand and predict infectious diseases

2018Oikostested
thesis

Ecological stoichiomety of consumer-resource interaction in lotic food webs

2010primary focus

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