Vegetation degradation often deteriorates soil structure and function. I like to understand how soil C:N:P stoichiometry varies with vegetation change (succession, degradation or restoration).
This problem may be related to stoichiometric homeostasis. Qiang Yu and Xingguo Han have tested this phenomenon at species level, and subsequently used the results to explain ecosystem structure, functioning and stability of grassland in Inner Mongolia. Vegetation change is in general ultimately determined by changes in species composition. Then, the relationships between vegetation change and surface C:N:P can be assessed by investigating stoichiometric homeostasis of dominant species. Also, you may check the interspecific relationship between these species. You can use "stoichiometric homeostasis" to search the related 199 references in Google Scholar. Hope these words can help you.
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