With its elemental focus, it is not surprising that some
of the most influential early works in ecological stoichiometry were grounded in biogeochemistry.
Biogeochemical cycles are an emergent ecosystem
property consisting of a myriad of geochemical and
biological reactions, many of which differ from the
assimilatory and excretion processes most often
addressed in ecological stoichiometry. Much biogeochemical
research in streams has focused on single
elements