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StoichLife: A global dataset of plant and animal elemental content

Creators

  • 1. Rutgers University–Camden
  • 2. Carnegie Institution for Science
  • 3. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
  • 4. Jagiellonian University
  • 5. Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
  • 6. University of Oxford
  • 7. Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • 8. Oklahoma State University
  • 9. ASRC Federal Analytical Service (United States)
  • 10. University of Auckland
  • 11. University of Georgia
  • 12. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • 13. German Environment Agency
  • 14. Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • 15. Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
  • 16. University of Queensland
  • 17. University of Göttingen
  • 18. Kyoto University
  • 19. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • 20. The Ohio State University
  • 21. Queen Mary University of London
  • 22. Middlebury College
  • 23. Limnological Institute
  • 24. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
  • 25. Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
  • 26. Universität Innsbruck
  • 27. Russian Academy of Sciences and Joint Russian-Vietnamese Tropical Research and Technological Center

Description

The elemental composition of life is a fundamental trait that shapes ecology and evolution. Yet, organismal stoichiometry has only been extensively studied on a case-by-case basis, and it remains unclear whether observed patterns and underlying mechanisms are generalizable across major taxa and realms. To address this gap, we introduce "StoichLife", a comprehensive database encompassing 28,049 individual records spanning 5,876 species or morphospecies across 227 datasets. Derived from published and unpublished sources, StoichLife documents elemental concentrations and stoichiometry (i.e., %C, %N, %P, C:N, C:P, and N:P) for individual-level plants and animals from terrestrial, freshwater, and marine realms. The standardized records are accompanied by information, if available, on taxonomy, habitat, body mass (for animals), geographic location, and environmental conditions (e.g., aquatic vs. terrestrial, temperature, solar radiation) of sampling sites. The StoichLife database offers an unparalleled opportunity to unravel both overarching patterns and context-dependence in global ecological stoichiometry across taxa and realms, providing insight into the chemical composition of life and its responses to environmental change. 

Notes

Funding provided by: iDiv
Crossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100020056
Award Number: DFG FZT 118

Funding provided by: National Science Foundation
ROR ID: https://ror.org/021nxhr62
Award Number: 1754326

Funding provided by: Australian Research Council
ROR ID: https://ror.org/05mmh0f86
Award Number: DP0986179

Funding provided by: Australian Research Council
ROR ID: https://ror.org/05mmh0f86
Award Number: DP160103669

Funding provided by: Jagiellonian University
ROR ID: https://ror.org/03bqmcz70
Award Number: N18/DBS/000003

Funding provided by: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
ROR ID: https://ror.org/01jty7g66
Award Number: 20254881DFG FZT 118

Funding provided by: German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
ROR ID: https://ror.org/01jty7g66
Award Number: 2025488166

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10.5061/dryad.3tx95x6r2 (DOI)