The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"

Every living creature on Earth is made of atoms of the various bioelements that are harnessed in the construction of molecules, tissues, organisms, and communities, as we know them. Organisms need these bioelements in specific quantities and proportions to survive and grow. Distinct species have dif...

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Autores: Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150, Fernández-Martínez, Marcos|||0000-0002-5661-3610, Ciais, Philippe|||0000-0001-8560-4943, Jou i Mirabent, David|||0000-0003-3731-5877, Piao, Shilong|||0000-0001-8057-2292, Obersteiner, Michael|||0000-0001-6981-2769, Vicca, Sara|||0000-0001-9812-5837, Janssens, Ivan|||0000-0002-5705-1787, Sardans i Galobart, Jordi|||0000-0003-2478-0219
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/ecy.2652
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Palabra clave:Bioelements
Biogeochemical niche
Ecological niche
Ecosystem function and organization
Elementome
Evolution
Phylogenetic distance
Plasticity
Sympatry
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spelling The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150Fernández-Martínez, Marcos|||0000-0002-5661-3610Ciais, Philippe|||0000-0001-8560-4943Jou i Mirabent, David|||0000-0003-3731-5877Piao, Shilong|||0000-0001-8057-2292Obersteiner, Michael|||0000-0001-6981-2769Vicca, Sara|||0000-0001-9812-5837Janssens, Ivan|||0000-0002-5705-1787Sardans i Galobart, Jordi|||0000-0003-2478-0219BioelementsBiogeochemical nicheEcological nicheEcosystem function and organizationElementomeEvolutionPhylogenetic distancePlasticitySympatryEvery living creature on Earth is made of atoms of the various bioelements that are harnessed in the construction of molecules, tissues, organisms, and communities, as we know them. Organisms need these bioelements in specific quantities and proportions to survive and grow. Distinct species have different functions and life strategies, and have therefore developed distinct structures and adopted a certain combination of metabolic and physiological processes. Each species is thus also expected to have different requirements for each bioelement. We therefore propose that a "biogeochemical niche" can be associated with the classical ecological niche of each species. We show from field data examples that a biogeochemical niche is characterized by a particular elementome defined as the content of all (or at least most) bioelements. The differences in elementome among species are a function of taxonomy and phylogenetic distance, sympatry (the bioelemental compositions should differ more among coexisting than among non-coexisting species to avoid competitive pressure), and homeostasis with a continuum between high homeostasis/low plasticity and low homeostasis/high plasticity. This proposed biogeochemical niche hypothesis has the advantage relative to other associated theoretical niche hypotheses that it can be easily characterized by actual quantification of a measurable trait: the elementome of a given organism or a community, being potentially applicable across taxa and habitats. The changes in bioelemental availability can determine genotypic selection and therefore have a feedback on ecosystem function and organization, and, at the end, become another driving factor of the evolution of life and the environment. 22019-01-0120192019-01-01Articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://ddd.uab.cat/record/204025https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1002/ecy.2652reponame:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UABinstname:Universitat Autònoma de BarcelonaInglésengEuropean Commission https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 610028Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 CGL2016-79835-PAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003030 2017/SGR-1005open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Aquest material està protegit per drets d'autor i/o drets afins. Podeu utilitzar aquest material en funció del que permet la legislació de drets d'autor i drets afins d'aplicació al vostre cas. Per a d'altres usos heu d'obtenir permís del(s) titular(s) de drets.https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:ddd.uab.cat:2040252026-06-06T12:50:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
title The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
spellingShingle The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Bioelements
Biogeochemical niche
Ecological niche
Ecosystem function and organization
Elementome
Evolution
Phylogenetic distance
Plasticity
Sympatry
title_short The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
title_full The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
title_fullStr The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
title_full_unstemmed The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
title_sort The bioelements, the elementome and the "biogeochemical niche"
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Fernández-Martínez, Marcos|||0000-0002-5661-3610
Ciais, Philippe|||0000-0001-8560-4943
Jou i Mirabent, David|||0000-0003-3731-5877
Piao, Shilong|||0000-0001-8057-2292
Obersteiner, Michael|||0000-0001-6981-2769
Vicca, Sara|||0000-0001-9812-5837
Janssens, Ivan|||0000-0002-5705-1787
Sardans i Galobart, Jordi|||0000-0003-2478-0219
author Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
author_facet Peñuelas, Josep|||0000-0002-7215-0150
Fernández-Martínez, Marcos|||0000-0002-5661-3610
Ciais, Philippe|||0000-0001-8560-4943
Jou i Mirabent, David|||0000-0003-3731-5877
Piao, Shilong|||0000-0001-8057-2292
Obersteiner, Michael|||0000-0001-6981-2769
Vicca, Sara|||0000-0001-9812-5837
Janssens, Ivan|||0000-0002-5705-1787
Sardans i Galobart, Jordi|||0000-0003-2478-0219
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author2 Fernández-Martínez, Marcos|||0000-0002-5661-3610
Ciais, Philippe|||0000-0001-8560-4943
Jou i Mirabent, David|||0000-0003-3731-5877
Piao, Shilong|||0000-0001-8057-2292
Obersteiner, Michael|||0000-0001-6981-2769
Vicca, Sara|||0000-0001-9812-5837
Janssens, Ivan|||0000-0002-5705-1787
Sardans i Galobart, Jordi|||0000-0003-2478-0219
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Bioelements
Biogeochemical niche
Ecological niche
Ecosystem function and organization
Elementome
Evolution
Phylogenetic distance
Plasticity
Sympatry
topic Bioelements
Biogeochemical niche
Ecological niche
Ecosystem function and organization
Elementome
Evolution
Phylogenetic distance
Plasticity
Sympatry
description Every living creature on Earth is made of atoms of the various bioelements that are harnessed in the construction of molecules, tissues, organisms, and communities, as we know them. Organisms need these bioelements in specific quantities and proportions to survive and grow. Distinct species have different functions and life strategies, and have therefore developed distinct structures and adopted a certain combination of metabolic and physiological processes. Each species is thus also expected to have different requirements for each bioelement. We therefore propose that a "biogeochemical niche" can be associated with the classical ecological niche of each species. We show from field data examples that a biogeochemical niche is characterized by a particular elementome defined as the content of all (or at least most) bioelements. The differences in elementome among species are a function of taxonomy and phylogenetic distance, sympatry (the bioelemental compositions should differ more among coexisting than among non-coexisting species to avoid competitive pressure), and homeostasis with a continuum between high homeostasis/low plasticity and low homeostasis/high plasticity. This proposed biogeochemical niche hypothesis has the advantage relative to other associated theoretical niche hypotheses that it can be easily characterized by actual quantification of a measurable trait: the elementome of a given organism or a community, being potentially applicable across taxa and habitats. The changes in bioelemental availability can determine genotypic selection and therefore have a feedback on ecosystem function and organization, and, at the end, become another driving factor of the evolution of life and the environment.
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