Animal body size distribution influences the ratios of nutrients supplied to plants [Ecology]

Nutrients released through herbivore feces have the potential to influence plant-available nutrients and affect primary productivity. However, herbivore species use nutrients in set stoichiometric ratios that vary with body size. Such differences in the ratios at which nutrients are used leads to differences in the ratios at which nutrients are...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - September 7, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Elizabeth le Roux, Laura S. van Veenhuisen, Graham I. H. Kerley, Joris P. G. M. Cromsigt Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research