Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland.
Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Biogeochemistry, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland; Division of Aquatic Ecology and Evolution, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
Trends Ecol Evol. 2017 Feb;32(2):108-117. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.11.006. Epub 2016 Dec 22.
Ecological stoichiometry has generated new insights into how the balance of elements affects ecological interactions and ecosystem processes, but little is known about the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of stoichiometric traits. Understanding the origins and drivers of stoichiometric trait variation between and within species will improve our understanding about the ecological responses of communities to environmental change and the ecosystem effects of organisms. In addition, studying the plasticity, heritability, and genetic basis of stoichiometric traits might improve predictions about how organisms adapt to changing environmental conditions, and help to identify interactions and feedbacks between phenotypic evolution and ecosystem processes.
生态化学计量学为研究元素平衡如何影响生态相互作用和生态系统过程提供了新的视角，但对于化学计量特征的生态和进化动态知之甚少。了解物种间和物种内化学计量特征差异的起源和驱动因素将有助于我们更好地理解群落对环境变化的生态响应以及生物对生态系统的影响。此外，研究化学计量特征的可塑性、可遗传性和遗传基础，可以提高我们对生物如何适应不断变化的环境条件的预测能力，并有助于确定表型进化和生态系统过程之间的相互作用和反馈。
