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The present study characterizes the biogeochemical niches (BN) of\n Fagus<\/jats:italic>\n species to clarify interspecific variation in elemental acquisition, life history strategies, and competitive abilities. Quantifying the biogeochemical niche (BN) provides a mechanistic framework to address the shortfall in our understanding of how evolutionary history shapes trait\u2013environment relationships and governs interspecific competition. We examined\n \n Fagus grandifolia<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n Ehrh. from North America,\n \n Fagus sylvatica<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n L. from Europe, and\n Fagus crenata<\/jats:italic>\n Blume. from Asia. Foliar N, P, K, Ca, and Mg concentrations and nutrient ratios data from 328 sites found in published data were analyzed in relation to climate data. Multivariate analyses identify distinct foliar chemical signatures for each species. Phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) significantly differentiated\n \n F. sylvatica<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n from its congeners (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), while\n \n F. crenata<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n exhibited the highest concentrations of K and Mg (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001). Squared Mahalanobis distances confirmed a clear elementome (the chemical\u2010atomic stoichiometrical composition) separation, with\n \n F. sylvatica<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n and\n \n F. crenata<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n representing the most divergent biogeochemical niches. Discriminant analysis (FDA) correctly classified >\u200985% of samples based on species foliar atomic composition identity, with phosphorus (P) and calcium (Ca) being the primary drivers of differentiation. Our results reveal that these congeners occupy non\u2010overlapping biogeochemical niches, suggesting that their respective elementomes are deeply conserved traits shaped by ancestral climate and edaphic conditions. Functional profiling reveals three distinct syndromes:\n \n F. grandifolia<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n adopts a conservative, resource\u2010use\u2010efficient strategy;\n \n F. sylvatica<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n exhibits a stoichiometrically flexible, acquisitive strategy consistent with its rapid post\u2010glacial expansion; and\n \n F. crenata<\/jats:italic>\n <\/jats:styled-content>\n displays an intermediate, plastic strategy. These findings indicate that competitive dominance and forest resilience in\n Fagus<\/jats:italic>\n are underpinned by species\u2010specific elementomes. 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