Ecological Stoichiometry
Subtitle
The Biology of Elements from Molecules to the Biosphere
Ecological stoichiometry is the study of the balance of multiple chemical elements in ecological interactions. This book attempts to unify ecology and evolution by showing how an understanding of the shared chemical core of organisms from microbes to metazoa provides the key to making sense of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Bios
James J. Elser is professor of biology at Arizona State University.
Praise for this book
Sterner and Elser provide the definitive text on ecological stoichiometry. This is a fundamental advance in unifying ecology across levels of organization.
Simon A. Levin, Princeton University
'Ecological Stoichiometry' is a monumental undertaking without ecological precedent. Sterner and Elser offer a majestic and novel synthesis of a broad and diverse field of study that ranges from chemistry to metabolism to global ecology. These two world-class scientists have singlehandedly created a brand-new subdiscipline, one that will likely spawn new research foci, and have done so in a captivating manner. This precedent-setting treatise will be the 'go-to' reference in this poorly consolidated but relevant field of physiological ecology.
David M. Karl, University of Hawaii
