P:N ratio by mass in freshwater zooplankton and insect herbivores from terrestrial ecosystems
| Range | 0.1 freshwater zooplankton: 0.08 insect herbivores Unitless |
|---|---|
| Organism | Various |
| Reference | Karpinets TV, Greenwood DJ, Sams CE, Ammons JT. RNA:protein ratio of the unicellular organism as a characteristic of phosphorous and nitrogen stoichiometry and of the cellular requirement of ribosomes for protein synthesis. BMC Biol. 2006 Sep 5 4: 30. p.2/10 left column top paragraphPubMed ID16953894 |
| Primary Source | Elser JJ, Fagan WF, Denno RF, Dobberfuhl DR, Folarin A, Huberty A, Interlandi S, Kilham SS, McCauley E, Schulz KL, Siemann EH, Sterner RW: Nutritional constraints in terrestrial and freshwater food webs. Nature 2000, 408:578-80.PubMed ID11117743 |
| Comments | Freshwater zooplankton and insect herbivores from terrestrial ecosystems also show similarity, with mean P:N ratios of 0.10 and 0.08 respectively [primary source]. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107193 |