Journal article
Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics
Nature Communications, Vol.12, pp.1-11
2021
PMCID: PMC8211652
PMID: 34140471
Abstract
The relationship between detritivore diversity and decomposition can provide information on how biogeochemical cycles are affected by ongoing rates of extinction, but such evidence has come mostly from local studies and microcosm experiments. We conducted a globally distributed experiment (38 streams across 23 countries in 6 continents) using standardised methods to test the hypothesis that detritivore diversity enhances litter decomposition in streams, to establish the role of other characteristics of detritivore assemblages (abundance, biomass and body size), and to determine how patterns vary across realms, biomes and climates. We observed a positive relationship between diversity and decomposition, strongest in tropical areas, and a key role of abundance and biomass at higher latitudes. Our results suggest that litter decomposition might be altered by detritivore extinctions, particularly in tropical areas, where detritivore diversity is already relatively low and some environmental stressors particularly prevalent.
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- Title
- Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics
- Authors
- Luz Boyero (Author) - University of the Basque CountryNaiara López-Rojo (Author) - University of the Basque CountryAlan M Tonin (Author) - Universidade de BrasíliaJavier Pérez (Author) - University of the Basque CountryFrancisco Correa-Araneda (Author) - Universidad Autónoma de ChileRichard G Pearson (Author) - James Cook UniversityJaime Bosch (Author) - Universidad de OviedoRicardo J Albariño (Author) - National University of ComahueSankarappan Anbalagan (Author) - Government of Arts College of MelurLeon A Barmuta (Author) - University of TasmaniaAna Basaguren (Author) - University of the Basque CountryFrancis J Burdon (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesAdriano Caliman (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteMarcos Callisto (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisAdolfo R Calor (Author) - Universidade Federal da BahiaIan C Campbell (Author)Bradley J Cardinale (Author)J. Jesús Casas (Author) - University of AlmeríaAna M Chará-Serna (Author) - University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignEric Chauvet (Author) - Université de ToulouseSzymon Ciapała (Author) - Gdansk University of Physical Education and SportCheco Colón-Gaud (Author) - Georgia Southern UniversityAydeé Cornejo (Author) - Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la SaludAaron M Davis (Author) - James Cook UniversityMonika Degebrodt (Author) - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesEmerson S Dias (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteMaría E Díaz (Author) - Universidad Católica de TemucoMichael M Douglas (Author) - The University of Western AustraliaAndrea C Encalada (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoRicardo Figueroa (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoAlexander S Flecker (Author) - Cornell UniversityTadeusz Fleituch (Author) - Institute of Nature ConservationErica A García (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityGabriela García (Author) - Universidad Autónoma de ChiriquíPavel E García (Author) - Universidad de San Carlos de GuatemalaMark O Gessner (Author) - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesJesús E Gómez (Author) - University of Puerto Rico SystemSergio Gómez (Author) - Cornell UniversityJose F Gonçalves Jr (Author) - Universidade de BrasíliaManuel A. S Graça (Author) - University of CoimbraDaniel C Gwinn (Author)Robert O Hall Jr (Author) - University of MontanaNeusa Hamada (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaCang Hui (Author) - Stellenbosch UniversityDaichi Imazawa (Author) - University of YamanashiTomoya Iwata (Author) - University of YamanashiSamuel K Kariuki (Author) - Egerton UniversityAndrea Landeira-Dabarca (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de QuitoKelsey Laymon (Author) - Georgia Southern UniversityMaría Leal (Author) - Wildlife Conservation Society UgandaRichard Marchant (Author) - Museums VictoriaRenato T Martins (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da AmazôniaFrank O Masese (Author) - University of EldoretMegan Maul (Author) - Oakland UniversityBrendan G McKie (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesAdriana O Medeiros (Author) - Universidade Federal da BahiaCharles M M’ Erimba (Author) - Egerton UniversityJen A Middleton (Author) - The University of Western AustraliaSilvia Monroy (Author) - University of the Basque CountryTimo Muotka (Author) - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementJunjiro N Negishi (Author) - Hokkaido UniversityAlonso Ramírez (Author) - North Carolina State UniversityJohn S Richardson (Author) - University of British ColumbiaJosé Rincón (Author) - Universidad del ZuliaJuan Rubio-Ríos (Author) - University of AlmeríaGisele M dos Santos (Author) - Universidade Federal de GoiásRomain Sarremejane (Author) - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'EnvironnementFran Sheldon (Author) - Griffith UniversityAugustine Sitati (Author) - University of EldoretNathalie S. D Tenkiano (Author) - Julius Nyerere University of KankanScott D Tiegs (Author) - Oakland UniversityJanine R Tolod (Author) - Hokkaido UniversityMichael Venarsky (Author) - Griffith UniversityAnne Watson (Author) - University of TasmaniaCatherine M Yule (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Publication details
- Nature Communications, Vol.12, pp.1-11
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41467-021-23930-2
- ISSN
- 2041-1723
- PMID
- 34140471; PMC8211652
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- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99548407402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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