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  Carbon:phosphorus stoichiometry and food chain production.

Sterner, R. W., Clasen, J., Lampert, W., & Weisse, T. (1998). Carbon:phosphorus stoichiometry and food chain production. Ecology Letters, 1(3), 146-150.

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Sterner, R. W., Author
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Lampert, W.1, Author           
Weisse, T.1, Author           
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1Department Ecophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Limnology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, Max Planck Society, ou_976547              

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Free keywords: bacteria; carbon; energy; nutrient limitation; phosphorus; phytoplankton; trophic; level; zooplankton
 Abstract: ncident light was manipulated in large plankton towers containing algae, microbes, and herbivores. Paradoxically, food chain production was lower with greater light energy input. This apparent paradox is resolved by recognizing stoichiometric constraints to food chain production. At high light, elevated algal biomass was achieved mainly by increases in cellular carbon. Consumers have a high phosphorus demand for growth, and thus a large excess of carbon inhibited, rather than stimulated, their growth. These experiments may help us predict the consequences of anthropogenic perturbations in nutrients, carbon, and solar energy. They also may help us to understand the wide range of consumer biomass and production at a given level of primary productivity in ecosystems.

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Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 1998-11
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Title: Ecology Letters
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 1 (3) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 146 - 150 Identifier: ISSN: 1461-023X