Advances in the study on ecological stoichiometry in grass-environment system and its response to environmental factors

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Abstract: Ecological stoichiometry is the science studying the balance of energy and elements (i.e. C, N and P) in biological systems, providing an integrative approach to investigate the stoichiometric relationships and rules in the biogeochemical cycling and ecological processes. During the recent decade, progress has been achieved in the study on the ecological stoichiometry in terrestrial systems. Lots of efforts have been put in the research on the measurement of stoichiometric ratios in grassland, forest, wetland and arable land, etc. Concerns have been focused on the comparison of stoichiometric traits among different systems, functional groups and species, and on the coupling of the traits with environmental factors. In this review article, the advances in the study on ecological stoichiometry in grass-environment system were summarized, focusing on the stoichiometric traits in grassland system and its response to environmental factors.

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YANG Hui-min, WANG Dong-mei. Advances in the study on ecological stoichiometry in grass-environment system and its response to environmental factors[J]. Acta Prataculturae Sinica, 2011, 20(2): 244-252.

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