Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition
Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition
Authors
Boyero, Luz
Perez, Javier
Lopez Rojo, Naiara
Tonin, Alan M.
Correa Araneda, Francisco
Pearson, Richard G.
Bosch, Jaime
Albarino, Ricardo J.
Anbalagan, Sankarappan
Barmuta, Leon A.
Beesley, Leah
Burdon, Francis J.
Caliman, Adriano
Callisto, Marcos
Campbell, Ian C.
Cardinale, Bradley J.
Jesus Casas, J.
Chara Serna, Ana M.
Ciapala, Szymon
Chauvet, Eric
Colon Gaud, Checo
Cornejo, Aydee
Davis, Aaron M.
Degebrodt, Monika
Dias, Emerson S.
Diaz, Maria E.
Douglas, Michael M.
Elosegi, Arturo
Encalada, Andrea C.
de Eyto, Elvira
Figueroa, Ricardo
Flecker, Alexander S.
Fleituch, Tadeusz
Frainer, Andre
Franca, Juliana S.
Garcia, Erica A.
Garcia, Gabriela
Garcia, Pavel
Gessner, Mark O.
Giller, Paul S.
Gomez, Jesus E.
Gomez, Sergio
Goncalves, Jose F., Jr.
Graca, Manuel A. S.
Hall, Robert O., Jr.
Hamada, Neusa
Hepp, Luiz U.
Hui, Cang
Imazawa, Daichi
Iwata, Tomoya
Edson, S. A. Junior
Kariuki, Samuel
Landeira Dabarca, Andrea
Leal, Maria
Lehosmaa, Kaisa
M'Erimba, Charles
Marchant, Richard
Martins, Renato T.
Masese, Frank O.
Camden, Megan
McKie, Brendan G.
Medeiros, Adriana O.
Middleton, Jen A.
Muotka, Timo
Negishi, Junjiro N.
Pozo, Jesus
Ramirez, Alonso
Rezende, Renan S.
Richardson, John S.
Rincon, Jose
Rubio Rios, Juan
Serrano, Claudia
Shaffer, Angela R.
Sheldon, Fran
Swan, Christopher M.
Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D.
Tiegs, Scott D.
Tolod, Janine R.
Vernasky, Michael
Watson, Anne
Yegon, Mourine J.
Yule, Catherine M.
Perez, Javier
Lopez Rojo, Naiara
Tonin, Alan M.
Correa Araneda, Francisco
Pearson, Richard G.
Bosch, Jaime
Albarino, Ricardo J.
Anbalagan, Sankarappan
Barmuta, Leon A.
Beesley, Leah
Burdon, Francis J.
Caliman, Adriano
Callisto, Marcos
Campbell, Ian C.
Cardinale, Bradley J.
Jesus Casas, J.
Chara Serna, Ana M.
Ciapala, Szymon
Chauvet, Eric
Colon Gaud, Checo
Cornejo, Aydee
Davis, Aaron M.
Degebrodt, Monika
Dias, Emerson S.
Diaz, Maria E.
Douglas, Michael M.
Elosegi, Arturo
Encalada, Andrea C.
de Eyto, Elvira
Figueroa, Ricardo
Flecker, Alexander S.
Fleituch, Tadeusz
Frainer, Andre
Franca, Juliana S.
Garcia, Erica A.
Garcia, Gabriela
Garcia, Pavel
Gessner, Mark O.
Giller, Paul S.
Gomez, Jesus E.
Gomez, Sergio
Goncalves, Jose F., Jr.
Graca, Manuel A. S.
Hall, Robert O., Jr.
Hamada, Neusa
Hepp, Luiz U.
Hui, Cang
Imazawa, Daichi
Iwata, Tomoya
Edson, S. A. Junior
Kariuki, Samuel
Landeira Dabarca, Andrea
Leal, Maria
Lehosmaa, Kaisa
M'Erimba, Charles
Marchant, Richard
Martins, Renato T.
Masese, Frank O.
Camden, Megan
McKie, Brendan G.
Medeiros, Adriana O.
Middleton, Jen A.
Muotka, Timo
Negishi, Junjiro N.
Pozo, Jesus
Ramirez, Alonso
Rezende, Renan S.
Richardson, John S.
Rincon, Jose
Rubio Rios, Juan
Serrano, Claudia
Shaffer, Angela R.
Sheldon, Fran
Swan, Christopher M.
Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D.
Tiegs, Scott D.
Tolod, Janine R.
Vernasky, Michael
Watson, Anne
Yegon, Mourine J.
Yule, Catherine M.
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10.1126/sciadv.abe7860
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Abstract
Running waters contribute substantially to global carbon fluxes through decomposition of terrestrial plant litter by aquatic microorganisms and detritivores. Diversity of this litter may influence instream decomposition globally in ways that are not yet understood. We investigated latitudinal differences in decomposition of litter mixtures of low and high functional diversity in 40 streams on 6 continents and spanning 113 degrees of latitude. Despite important variability in our dataset, we found latitudinal differences in the effect of litter functional diversity on decomposition, which we explained as evolutionary adaptations of litter-consuming detritivores to resource availability. Specifically, a balanced diet effect appears to operate at lower latitudes versus a resource concentration effect at higher latitudes. The latitudinal pattern indicates that loss of plant functional diversity will have different consequences on carbon fluxes across the globe, with greater repercussions likely at low latitudes.