Shifts in Lake N:P Stoichiometry and Nutrient Limitation Driven by Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition

By James J. Elser, T. Andersen, J. Baron, Ann-Kristin Bergström, M. Jansson, M. Kyle, K. Nydick, Laura Steger, D. Hessen. Science, 2009

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Subfields: Ecology, Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography

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The “nutrient pump:” Iron‐poor sediments fuel low nitrogen‐to‐phosphorus ratios and cyanobacterial blooms in polymictic lakes (2015, background): “…P ratios frequently observed in eutrophic lakes are believed to result from the nutrient stoichiometry of sewage effluent and agricultural runoff (Downing and McCauley 1992) or atmospheric pollution (Elser et al. 2009), we found that Fe-poor sediments can also lower N : P ratios in surface waters.”
Impacts of Nitrogen and Phosphorus: From Genomes to Natural Ecosystems and Agriculture (2017, background): “This elevated N-deposition may shift ecosystems from N to P limitation, with subsequent detrimental ecosystem impacts (Elser et al., 2009, 2010).”
The C:N:P stoichiometry of organisms and ecosystems in a changing world: A review and perspectives (2012, background): “:P ratios of soils, plants (Bobbink et al., 1998; Yesmin et al., 1996; Bragazza et al., 2004; Pardo et al., 2007), and freshwater ecosystems (Elser et al., 2009a) (Fig.”
C:N:P stoichiometry in China's forests: From organs to ecosystems (2018, background): “This phenomenon increases plant demand for P, resulting in higher P limitation in the future (Elser et al., 2009; Li et al., 2015).”
Nutrient co-limitation of primary producer communities. (2011, background): “Freshwater lakes have been found to switch from N-limitation to P-limitation with greater rates of N-deposition, and with balanced responses at intermediate ratios of N : P (Elser et al. 2009a), similar to studies finding co-limitation at intermediate N : P ratios (Vitousek & Farrington 1997; Olde V”
Ecological stoichiometry: An elementary approach using basic principles (2013, background): “While the deposition ratio will vary depending on proximity to sources of airborne N and P, there is little doubt that we should see a shift toward less stringent N limitation or more intense P limitation in systems receiving high N deposition (Elser et al. 2009).”
Interactive effects of anthropogenic nitrogen enrichment and climate change on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity (2013, background): “…with N and climate competition for N by autotrophs could decrease under climate warming and N enrichment scenarios by shifting the limiting resource(s) from N to phosphorus (P) in aquatic systems (Elser et al. 2009), and P, light, or water in terrestrial systems (Hautier et al. 2009).”
C:N:P stoichiometry of Artemisia species and close relatives across northern China: unravelling effects of climate, soil and taxonomy (2015, background): “Additionally, continued global change will further influence ecological processes, such as biogeochemical cycling, trophic dynamics and biological diversity, in both terrestrial and aquatic systems (Gruber & Galloway 2008; Elser et al. 2009).”