| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4376335 | Ecological Modelling | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We present two closed-nutrient producer-consumer interaction models. ⺠We discuss when the widely used “stoichiometric homeostasis” assumption is valid. ⺠Strict homeostasis is reasonable when the stoichiometric variability of the consumer is less than a threshold. ⺠Strict homeostasis seems valid for many herbivores except for herbivores with small mortality rates. ⺠The two-nutrient model shows how the threshold shifts according to the change of environmental N:P ratio.
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Authors
Hao Wang, Robert W. Sterner, James J. Elser,