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StoichLife: A Global Dataset of Plant and Animal Elemental Content.

Angélica L González, Julian Merder, Karl Andraczek, Ulrich Brose, Michał Filipiak, W Stanley Harpole, Helmut Hillebrand, Michelle C Jackson, Malte Jochum, Shawn J Leroux and 33 more

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Angélica L González *Department of Biology, Rutgers University, Camden, 08103, USA. angelica.gonzalez@rutgers.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-6329
Julian MerderDepartment of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, Stanford, 94305, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5958-7016
Karl AndraczekGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Ulrich BroseGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9156-583X
Michał FilipiakInstitute of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, 30-387, Poland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7438-4885
W Stanley HarpoleGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Helmut HillebrandInstitute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), School of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany.
Michelle C JacksonDepartment of Biology, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX1 3SZ, UK.
Malte JochumGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8728-1145
Shawn J LerouxDepartment of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1B 3X9, Canada.
Mark P NesselCenter for Computational and Integrative Biology, Rutgers University, Camden, 08103, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9028-0143
Renske E OnsteinGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2295-3510
Rachel PasekaASRC Federal / NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC, 20546, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3656-9496
George L W PerrySchool of Environment, University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
Amanda RugenskiOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
Judith SittersDepartment of Biology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, 1050, Belgium.
Erik SperfeldGerman Environment Agency, Section IV 2.5, Berlin, 12307, Germany.
Maren StriebelInstitute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM), School of Mathematics and Science, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 26129, Germany.
Eugenia ZandonaDepartment of Ecology, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, 20550-013, Brazil.
Jean-Christophe AymesUMR INRAE-UPPA, ECOBIOP, Université de Pau et Des Pays De l'Adour, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, Pau, 64310, France.
Alice BlanckaertSchool of Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Sarah L BluhmDepartment of Animal Ecology, J.-F. Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37073, Germany.
Hideyuki DoiGraduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2701-3982
Nico EisenhauerGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-6720
Vinicius F FarjallaDepartment of Ecology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-590, Brazil.
James HoodAquatic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Behavior, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43212, USA.
Pavel KratinaCentre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9144-7937
Jacques LabonneUMR INRAE-UPPA, ECOBIOP, Université de Pau et Des Pays De l'Adour, Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, Pau, 64310, France.
Catherine E LovelockSchool of Environment, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2219-6855
Eric K MoodyDepartment of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT, 05753, USA.
Attila MozsárHUN-REN Balaton Limnological Research Institute, Tihany, 8237, Hungary.
Liam NashCentre for Biodiversity and Sustainability, School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, UK.
Melanie M PolliererDepartment of Animal Ecology, J.-F. Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37073, Germany.
Anton PotapovGerman Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Puschstrasse 4, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
Gustavo Q RomeroLaboratory of Multitrophic Interactions and Biodiversity, Department of Animal Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Sao Paulo, 13083-865, Brazil.
Jean-Marc RousselDECOD, L'Institut Agro, IFREMER, INRAE, Rennes, 35000, France.
Stefan ScheuDepartment of Animal Ecology, J.-F. Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37073, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4350-9520
Nicole ScheunemannDepartment of Animal Ecology, J.-F. Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37073, Germany.
Julia SeeberInstitute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research, Bozen/Bolzano, 39100, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0189-7377
Michael SteinwandterInstitute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research, Bozen/Bolzano, 39100, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8545-6047
Winda Ika SusantiDepartment of Animal Ecology, J.-F. Blumenbach Institute for Zoology and Anthropology, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, 37073, Germany.
Alexei TiunovA.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2400-3559
Olivier Dézerald *DECOD, L'Institut Agro, IFREMER, INRAE, Rennes, 35000, France. olivier.dezerald@inrae.fr.

Funding

Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology) RGPIN-2020-04132Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP0986179Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP160103669Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) DFG 493345801Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) DFG HI848/26-2Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) FOR 5000Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) FZT 118, 202548816Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation | Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) 310119/2018-9Royal Society NAF\R2\180791Russian Science Foundation (RSF) 22-14-00363)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The elemental content of life is a key trait shaping ecology and evolution, yet organismal stoichiometry has largely been studied on a case-by-case basis. This limitation has hindered our ability to identify broad patterns and mechanisms across taxa and ecosystems. To address this, we present StoichLife, a global dataset of 28,049 records from 5,876 species spanning terrestrial, freshwater, and marine realms. Compiled from published and unpublished sources, StoichLife documents elemental content and stoichiometric ratios (%C, %N, %P, C:N, C:P, and N:P) for individual plants and animals. The dataset is standardized and, where available, includes information on taxonomy, habitat, body mass (for animals), geography, and environmental conditions such as temperature, solar radiation, and nutrient availability. By providing an unprecedented breadth of organismal stoichiometry, StoichLife enables the exploration of global patterns, ecological and evolutionary drivers, and context-dependent variations. This resource advances our understanding of the chemical makeup of life and its responses to environmental change, supporting progress in ecological stoichiometry and related fields.

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PlantsAnimalsCarbonEcosystemNitrogenPhosphorusCarbonNitrogenPhosphorus

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