SEED: A framework for integrating ecological stoichiometry and eco-evolutionary dynamics

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dc.contributor.authorEl-Sabaawi, Rana
dc.contributor.authorLemmen, Kimberley D.
dc.contributor.authorJeyasingh, Punidan D.
dc.contributor.authorDeclerck, Steven A. J.
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-27T18:40:31Z
dc.date.available2025-10-27T18:40:31Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractCharacterising the extent and sources of intraspecific variation and their ecological consequences is a central challenge in the study of eco-evolutionary dynamics. Ecological stoichiometry, which uses elemental variation of organisms and their environment to understand ecosystem patterns and processes, can be a powerful framework for characterising eco-evolutionary dynamics. However, the current emphasis on the relative content of elements in the body (i.e. organismal stoichiometry) has constrained its application. Intraspecific variation in the rates at which elements are acquired, assimilated, allocated or lost is often greater than the variation in organismal stoichiometry. There is much to gain from studying these traits together as components of an ‘elemental phenotype’. Furthermore, each of these traits can have distinct ecological effects that are underappreciated in the current literature. We propose a conceptual framework that explores how microevolutionary change in the elemental phenotype occurs, how its components interact with each other and with other traits, and how its changes can affect a wide range of ecological processes. We demonstrate how the framework can be used to generate novel hypotheses and outline pathways for future research that enhance our ability to explain, analyse and predict eco-evolutionary dynamics.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipK Lemmen acknowledges support by grant no. 823.01.011 of the Earth and Life Sciences Division (ALW) of the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).
dc.identifier.citationEl‐Sabaawi, R. W., Lemmen, K. D., Jeyasingh, P. D., & Declerck, S. A. J. (2023). SEED: A framework for integrating ecological stoichiometry and eco‐evolutionary dynamics. Ecology Letters, 26(S1). https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14285
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14285
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22874
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEcology Letters
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectcarbon
dc.subjecteco-evolutionary feedbacks
dc.subjectecological stoichiometry
dc.subjectintraspecific variation
dc.subjectmicroevolution
dc.subjectnitrogen
dc.subjectnutrient
dc.subjectphenotypic plasticity
dc.subjectphosphorus
dc.subjecttraits
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.titleSEED: A framework for integrating ecological stoichiometry and eco-evolutionary dynamics
dc.typeArticle

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