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1 Introduction.- 2 General concepts of nutrient flux and stability.- 3 Nutrients and autotrophs.- 4 Nutrients and autotrophs: variable internal nutrient levels.- 5 Effects of nutrients on autotroph-herbivore interactions.- 6 Herbivores and nutrient recycling.- 7 Nutrient interactions of detritus and decomposers.- 8 Nutrient limitation and food webs.- 9 Competition and nutrients.- 10 Temporally varying driving forces and nutrient-limited food webs.- 11 Effects of spatial extent.- 12 Implications for global change.- Appendices.- References.
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