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Area of Science:

  • Ecology
  • Environmental Science
  • Biogeochemistry

Background:

  • Trait-based approaches are vital for understanding biodiversity responses to environmental change.
  • Linking assemblage shifts to ecosystem functions is crucial but challenging with current methods.
  • Focusing solely on response traits limits the scope of functional diversity studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a multidimensional analytical and visual stoichiometric diversity framework.
  • To link organismal responses to and effects on environmental change using stoichiometric traits.
  • To explore the utility of stoichiometric traits in understanding assemblage dynamics and ecosystem functions.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a novel multidimensional analytical and visual stoichiometric diversity framework.
  • Defined stoichiometric traits based on acquisition, assimilation, allocation, and excretion of chemical elements.
  • Applied the framework to case studies of stream benthic invertebrates and urban woody vegetation.

Main Results:

  • The stoichiometric diversity framework effectively links organismal traits to environmental changes.
  • Case studies demonstrated the framework's utility in testing stoichiometric hypotheses.
  • The framework suggests strong connections between assemblage shifts and ecosystem function alterations.

Conclusions:

  • Stoichiometric traits offer a powerful lens for multidimensional functional diversity studies.
  • The developed framework enhances our ability to link biodiversity changes to ecosystem functions.
  • This approach provides new insights into ecological dynamics and ecosystem service provision.