Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs

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AutotrophHerbivoreEcological stoichiometryTerrestrial ecosystemPrimary producersNutrientFood webEcologyEcosystemNutrient cycleZooplanktonHabitatAquatic ecosystemInvertebrateTerrestrial plantBiologyEnvironmental sciencePhytoplankton

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Year: 2000
Type: article
Volume: 408
Issue: 6812
Pages: 578-580
Citations: 1606
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                                    James J. Elser, 
                                
                                    William F. Fagan, 
                                
                                    Robert F. Denno
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2000). 
                            Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs. 
                            Nature
                            , 408
                            (6812)
                            , 578-580.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/35046058
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/35046058