N : P ratios in terrestrial plants: variation and functional significance.

By S. Güsewell. New Phytologist, 2004

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Subfields: Environmental Chemistry, Plant Science, Soil Science

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Leaf nitrogen and phosphorus stoichiometry across 753 terrestrial plant species in China. (2005, background): “Although C4 plants may have an advantage over C3 plants in N- (even P-)poor conditions, Güsewell (2004) argued that the advantages conferred by photosynthetic pathways may not be specifically related to N or P limitation, thus leaf N and P may not contrast between these two photosynthetic pathways.”
Nitrogen enrichment alters plant N: P stoichiometry and intensifies phosphorus limitation in a steppe ecosystem (2017, methodology): “Nitrogen-to-phosphorus (N: P) mass ratios of plant leaves and biomass have been widely used to infer or assess the type of N or P limitation at the community level when they are calibrated by fertilization experiments (Güsewell, 2004; Koerselman and Meuleman, 1996).”
Stoichiometric N:P flexibility and mycorrhizal symbiosis favour plant resistance against drought (2017, background): “:P ratios above 20 suggest P limitation (G€usewell 2004), although differences exist among species (Craine, Morrow & Stock 2008).”
Pathways for the effects of increased nitrogen deposition on fauna (2017, background): “The most frequently reported effect is an ecosystem shift from N-limitation to P-limitation, especially in P-limited systems or in situations where much organic matter has been removed by mowing and sod-cutting (Güsewell, 2004; Vogels et al., 2016).”
Biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity as key drivers of ecosystem services provided by soils (2015, background): “C, N, and P cycling in soils is coupled by tight stoichiometric relationships (e.g. relatively xed CVN VP in plants and microorganisms; Güsewell, 2004); thus their management needs to be studied in concert.”
Global patterns of foliar nitrogen isotopes and their relationships with climate, mycorrhizal fungi, foliar nutrient concentrations, and nitrogen availability. (2009, background): “Although foliar N : P ratio has been considered to index the relative limitation of N and P to plants in terrestrial ecosystems (Güsewell, 2004), at least for grasslands this is not necessarily true (Craine et al.”
Latitudinal gradients as natural laboratories to infer species' responses to temperature (2013, background): “The balances of available N and P, on the one hand, and aboveground and below-ground biomass, on the other hand, affect many processes in terrestrial ecosystems such as decomposition of litter, biotic interactions and adaptation to stress (G€usewell 2004; Sardans, Rivas-Ubach & Pe~nuelas 2012).”
Nutrient Addition Differentially Affects Ecological Processes of Avicennia germinans in Nitrogen versus Phosphorus Limited Mangrove Ecosystems (2007, result): “Comparable results have been reported in other plant systems where both increased N and P stimulated growth (or other processes) because the N supply influenced P dynamics, and vice versa (Güsewell and others 2003; Güsewell 2004).”
From Elements to Function: Toward Unifying Ecological Stoichiometry and Trait-Based Ecology (2017, methodology): “Variation in N:P ratios between organisms often reflect functional differences, such as the ones that have been described for optimal N:P ratios (Güsewell, 2004; Hillebrand et al., 2013), i.”
Beyond plant–soil feedbacks: mechanisms driving plant community shifts due to land‐use legacies in post‐agricultural forests (2016, positive): “litter decomposition may depend on this N : P ratio, which, in turn, will affect the development of the understorey plant community in the long term (Gusewell 2004; Gilliam 2007).”
Species‐specific responses of foliar nutrients to long‐term nitrogen and phosphorus additions in a lowland tropical forest (2014, methodology): “Foliar N/P ratios have been used to assess relative N or P limitation in agricultural systems (Vitousek & Howarth 1991) and in wild plants (Tessier & Raynal 2003; G€usewell 2004; Agren 2008).”