Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

Luz Boyero; Naiara López-Rojo; Alan M Tonin; Javier Pérez; Francisco Correa-Araneda; Richard G Pearson; Jaime Bosch; Ricardo J Albariño; Sankarappan Anbalagan; Leon A Barmuta; Ana Basaguren; Francis J Burdon; Adriano Caliman; Marcos Callisto; Adolfo R Calor; Ian C Campbell; Bradley J Cardinale; J. Jesús Casas; Ana M Chará-Serna; Eric Chauvet; Szymon Ciapała; Checo Colón-Gaud; Aydeé Cornejo; Aaron M Davis; Monika Degebrodt; Emerson S Dias; María E Díaz; Michael M Douglas; Andrea C Encalada; Ricardo Figueroa; Alexander S Flecker; Tadeusz Fleituch; Erica A García; Gabriela García; Pavel E García; Mark O Gessner; Jesús E Gómez; Sergio Gómez; Jose F Gonçalves Jr; Manuel A. S Graça; Daniel C Gwinn; Robert O Hall Jr; Neusa Hamada; Cang Hui; Daichi Imazawa; Tomoya Iwata; Samuel K Kariuki; Andrea Landeira-Dabarca; Kelsey Laymon; María Leal; Richard Marchant; Renato T Martins; Frank O Masese; Megan Maul; Brendan G McKie; Adriana O Medeiros; Charles M M’ Erimba; Jen A Middleton; Silvia Monroy; Timo Muotka; Junjiro N Negishi; Alonso Ramírez; John S Richardson; José Rincón; Juan Rubio-Ríos; Gisele M dos Santos; Romain Sarremejane; Fran Sheldon; Augustine Sitati; Nathalie S. D Tenkiano; Scott D Tiegs; Janine R Tolod; Michael Venarsky; Anne Watson; Catherine M Yule

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Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

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Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

Luz Boyero, Naiara López-Rojo, Alan M Tonin, Javier Pérez, Francisco Correa-Araneda, Richard G Pearson, Jaime Bosch, Ricardo J Albariño, Sankarappan Anbalagan, Leon A Barmuta, …

Nature Communications, Vol.12, pp.1-11

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23930-2

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Biodiversity

Ecosystem ecology

Freshwater ecology

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 Country
Naiara López-Rojo (Author) - University of the Basque Country
Alan M Tonin (Author) - Universidade de Brasília
Javier Pérez (Author) - University of the Basque Country
Francisco Correa-Araneda (Author) - Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Richard G Pearson (Author) - James Cook University
Jaime Bosch (Author) - Universidad de Oviedo
Ricardo J Albariño (Author) - National University of Comahue
Sankarappan Anbalagan (Author) - Government of Arts College of Melur
Leon A Barmuta (Author) - University of Tasmania
Ana Basaguren (Author) - University of the Basque Country
Francis J Burdon (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Adriano Caliman (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Marcos Callisto (Author) - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Adolfo R Calor (Author) - Universidade Federal da Bahia
Ian C Campbell (Author)
Bradley J Cardinale (Author)
J. Jesús Casas (Author) - University of Almería
Ana M Chará-Serna (Author) - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Eric Chauvet (Author) - Université de Toulouse
Szymon Ciapała (Author) - Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport
Checo Colón-Gaud (Author) - Georgia Southern University
Aydeé Cornejo (Author) - Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
Aaron M Davis (Author) - James Cook University
Monika Degebrodt (Author) - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Emerson S Dias (Author) - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
María E Díaz (Author) - Universidad Católica de Temuco
Michael M Douglas (Author) - The University of Western Australia
Andrea C Encalada (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Ricardo Figueroa (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Alexander S Flecker (Author) - Cornell University
Tadeusz Fleituch (Author) - Institute of Nature Conservation
Erica A García (Author) - Charles Darwin University
Gabriela García (Author) - Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí
Pavel E García (Author) - Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Mark O Gessner (Author) - Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Jesús E Gómez (Author) - University of Puerto Rico System
Sergio Gómez (Author) - Cornell University
Jose F Gonçalves Jr (Author) - Universidade de Brasília
Manuel A. S Graça (Author) - University of Coimbra
Daniel C Gwinn (Author)
Robert O Hall Jr (Author) - University of Montana
Neusa Hamada (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Cang Hui (Author) - Stellenbosch University
Daichi Imazawa (Author) - University of Yamanashi
Tomoya Iwata (Author) - University of Yamanashi
Samuel K Kariuki (Author) - Egerton University
Andrea Landeira-Dabarca (Author) - Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Kelsey Laymon (Author) - Georgia Southern University
María Leal (Author) - Wildlife Conservation Society Uganda
Richard Marchant (Author) - Museums Victoria
Renato T Martins (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Frank O Masese (Author) - University of Eldoret
Megan Maul (Author) - Oakland University
Brendan G McKie (Author) - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Adriana O Medeiros (Author) - Universidade Federal da Bahia
Charles M M’ Erimba (Author) - Egerton University
Jen A Middleton (Author) - The University of Western Australia
Silvia Monroy (Author) - University of the Basque Country
Timo Muotka (Author) - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Junjiro N Negishi (Author) - Hokkaido University
Alonso Ramírez (Author) - North Carolina State University
John S Richardson (Author) - University of British Columbia
José Rincón (Author) - University of Zulia
Juan Rubio-Ríos (Author) - University of Almería
Gisele M dos Santos (Author) - Universidade Federal de Goiás
Romain Sarremejane (Author) - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Fran Sheldon (Author) - Griffith University
Augustine Sitati (Author) - University of Eldoret
Nathalie S. D Tenkiano (Author) - Julius Nyerere University of Kankan
Scott D Tiegs (Author) - Oakland University
Janine R Tolod (Author) - Hokkaido University
Michael Venarsky (Author) - Griffith University
Anne Watson (Author) - University of Tasmania
Catherine 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
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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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