Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

S D Tiegs; D M Costello; M W Isken; G Woodward; P B McIntyre; M O Gessner; E Chauvet; N A Griffiths; A S Flecker; V Acuña; R Albariño; D C Allen; C Alonso; P Andino; C Arango; J Aroviita; M V M Barbosa; L A Barmuta; C V Baxter; T D C Bell; B Bellinger; L Boyero; L E Brown; A Bruder; D A Bruesewitz; F J Burdon; M Callisto; C Canhoto; K A Capps; Maria M Castillo; J Clapcott; F Colas; C Colón-Gaud; J Cornut; V Crespo-Pérez; W F Cross; J M Culp; M Danger; O Dangles; E de Eyto; A M Derry; V D Villanueva; M M Douglas; A Elosegi; A C Encalada; S Entrekin; R Espinosa; D Ethaiya; V Ferreira; C Ferriol; K M Flanagan; T Fleituch; J J Follstad Shah; Andre Frainer; N Friberg; P C Frost; E A Garcia; L García Lago; P E García Soto; S Ghate; D P Giling; A Gilmer; J F Gonçalves; R K Gonzales; M A S Graça; M Grace; H-P Grossart; F Guérold; V Gulis; L U Hepp; S Higgins; T Hishi; J Huddart; J Hudson; S Imberger; C Iñiguez-Armijos; T Iwata; D J Janetski; E Jennings; A E Kirkwood; A A Koning; S Kosten; K A Kuehn; H Laudon; P R Leavitt; A L Lemes da Silva; S J Leroux; C J LeRoy; P J Lisi; R MacKenzie; A M Marcarelli; F O Masese; B G McKie; A Oliveira Medeiros; K Meissner; M Miliša; S Mishra; Y Miyake; A Moerke; S Mombrikotb; R Mooney; T Moulton; T Muotka; J N Negishi; V Neres-Lima; M L Nieminen; J Nimptsch; J Ondruch; R Paavola; I Pardo; C J Patrick; E T H M Peeters; J Pozo; C Pringle; A Prussian; E Quenta; A Quesada; B Reid; J S Richardson; A Rigosi; J Rincón; G Rîşnoveanu; C T Robinson; L Rodríguez-Gallego; T V Royer; J A Rusak; A C Santamans; G B Selmeczy; G Simiyu; A Skuja; J Smykla; K R Sridhar; R Sponseller; A Stoler; C M Swan; D Szlag; F Teixeira-de Mello; J D Tonkin; S Uusheimo; A M Veach; S Vilbaste; L B M Vought; C-P Wang; J R Webster; P B Wilson; S Woelfl; M A Xenopoulos; A G Yates; C Yoshimura; Catherine M Yule; Y X Zhang; J A Zwart

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Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

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Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

S D Tiegs, D M Costello, M W Isken, G Woodward, P B McIntyre, M O Gessner, E Chauvet, N A Griffiths, A S Flecker, V Acuña, …

Science Advances, Vol.5(1), eaav0486

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav0486

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River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates, however, are poorly characterized at the global scale. In response, we used a peer-sourced research network and a highly standardized carbon processing assay to conduct a global-scale field experiment in greater than 1000 river and riparian sites. We found that Earth's biomes have distinct carbon processing signatures. Slow processing is evident across latitudes, whereas rapid rates are restricted to lower latitudes. Both the mean rate and variability decline with latitude, suggesting temperature constraints toward the poles and greater roles for other environmental drivers (e.g., nutrient loading) toward the equator. These results and data set the stage for unprecedented "next-generation biomonitoring" by establishing baselines to help quantify environmental impacts to the functioning of ecosystems at a global scale.

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Title: Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones
Authors: S D Tiegs (Author)
D M Costello (Author)
M W Isken (Author)
G Woodward (Author)
P B McIntyre (Author)
M O Gessner (Author)
E Chauvet (Author)
N A Griffiths (Author)
A S Flecker (Author)
V Acuña (Author)
R Albariño (Author)
D C Allen (Author)
C Alonso (Author)
P Andino (Author)
C Arango (Author)
J Aroviita (Author)
M V M Barbosa (Author)
L A Barmuta (Author)
C V Baxter (Author)
T D C Bell (Author)
B Bellinger (Author)
L Boyero (Author)
L E Brown (Author)
A Bruder (Author)
D A Bruesewitz (Author)
F J Burdon (Author)
M Callisto (Author)
C Canhoto (Author)
K A Capps (Author)
Maria M Castillo (Author)
J Clapcott (Author)
F Colas (Author)
C Colón-Gaud (Author)
J Cornut (Author)
V Crespo-Pérez (Author)
W F Cross (Author)
J M Culp (Author)
M Danger (Author)
O Dangles (Author)
E de Eyto (Author)
A M Derry (Author)
V D Villanueva (Author)
M M Douglas (Author)
A Elosegi (Author)
A C Encalada (Author)
S Entrekin (Author)
R Espinosa (Author)
D Ethaiya (Author)
V Ferreira (Author)
C Ferriol (Author)
K M Flanagan (Author)
T Fleituch (Author)
J J Follstad Shah (Author)
Andre Frainer (Author)
N Friberg (Author)
P C Frost (Author)
E A Garcia (Author)
L García Lago (Author)
P E García Soto (Author)
S Ghate (Author)
D P Giling (Author)
A Gilmer (Author)
J F Gonçalves (Author)
R K Gonzales (Author)
M A S Graça (Author)
M Grace (Author)
H-P Grossart (Author)
F Guérold (Author)
V Gulis (Author)
L U Hepp (Author)
S Higgins (Author)
T Hishi (Author)
J Huddart (Author)
J Hudson (Author)
S Imberger (Author)
C Iñiguez-Armijos (Author)
T Iwata (Author)
D J Janetski (Author)
E Jennings (Author)
A E Kirkwood (Author)
A A Koning (Author)
S Kosten (Author)
K A Kuehn (Author)
H Laudon (Author)
P R Leavitt (Author)
A L Lemes da Silva (Author)
S J Leroux (Author)
C J LeRoy (Author)
P J Lisi (Author)
R MacKenzie (Author)
A M Marcarelli (Author)
F O Masese (Author)
B G McKie (Author)
A Oliveira Medeiros (Author)
K Meissner (Author)
M Miliša (Author)
S Mishra (Author)
Y Miyake (Author)
A Moerke (Author)
S Mombrikotb (Author)
R Mooney (Author)
T Moulton (Author)
T Muotka (Author)
J N Negishi (Author)
V Neres-Lima (Author)
M L Nieminen (Author)
J Nimptsch (Author)
J Ondruch (Author)
R Paavola (Author)
I Pardo (Author)
C J Patrick (Author)
E T H M Peeters (Author)
J Pozo (Author)
C Pringle (Author)
A Prussian (Author)
E Quenta (Author)
A Quesada (Author)
B Reid (Author)
J S Richardson (Author)
A Rigosi (Author)
J Rincón (Author)
G Rîşnoveanu (Author)
C T Robinson (Author)
L Rodríguez-Gallego (Author)
T V Royer (Author)
J A Rusak (Author)
A C Santamans (Author)
G B Selmeczy (Author)
G Simiyu (Author)
A Skuja (Author)
J Smykla (Author)
K R Sridhar (Author)
R Sponseller (Author)
A Stoler (Author)
C M Swan (Author)
D Szlag (Author)
F Teixeira-de Mello (Author)
J D Tonkin (Author)
S Uusheimo (Author)
A M Veach (Author)
S Vilbaste (Author)
L B M Vought (Author)
C-P Wang (Author)
J R Webster (Author)
P B Wilson (Author)
S Woelfl (Author)
M A Xenopoulos (Author)
A G Yates (Author)
C Yoshimura (Author)
Catherine M Yule (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Science & Engineering
Y X Zhang (Author)
J A Zwart (Author)
Publication details: Science Advances, Vol.5(1), eaav0486; 8
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aav0486
ISSN: 2375-2548
Copyright note: Copyright © 2019 The Authors, some rights reserved; exclusive licensee American Association for the Advancement of Science. No claim to original U.S. Government Works. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License 4.0 (CC BY-NC).
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451444802621
Output Type: Journal article

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