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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration
Ecology Letters, Volume 14, No. 3, Year 2011
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The decomposition of plant litter is one of the most important ecosystem processes in the biosphere and is particularly sensitive to climate warming. Aquatic ecosystems are well suited to studying warming effects on decomposition because the otherwise confounding influence of moisture is constant. By using a latitudinal temperature gradient in an unprecedented global experiment in streams, we found that climate warming will likely hasten microbial litter decomposition and produce an equivalent decline in detritivore-mediated decomposition rates. As a result, overall decomposition rates should remain unchanged. Nevertheless, the process would be profoundly altered, because the shift in importance from detritivores to microbes in warm climates would likely increase CO2 production and decrease the generation and sequestration of recalcitrant organic particles. In view of recent estimates showing that inland waters are a significant component of the global carbon cycle, this implies consequences for global biogeochemistry and a possible positive climate feedback. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd/CNRS.
Authors & Co-Authors
Boyero, Luz
Spain, Sevilla
Csic - Estación Biologica de Doñana
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Pearson, Richard G.
Australia, Townsville
James Cook University
Gessner, Mark O.
Switzerland, Dubendorf
Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Barmuta, Leon A.
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
Ferreira, Verónica
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Graça, Manuel Augusto Simões
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Dudgeon, David
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Boulton, Andrew J.
Australia, Armidale
University of new England Australia
Callisto, Marcos
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Chauvet, Éric E.
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Helson, Julie E.
Canada, Toronto
University of Toronto
Bruder, Andreas
Switzerland, Dubendorf
Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Switzerland, Zurich
Eth Zürich
Albariño, Ricardo Javier
Argentina, San Carlos de Bariloche
Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche
Yule, Catherine Mary
Malaysia, Bandar Sunway
Monash University Malaysia
Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy
India, Tirunelveli
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Davies, Judy N.
Australia, Armidale
University of new England Australia
Figueroa, Ricardo
Chile, Biobio
Universidad de Concepcion
Flecker, Alexander S.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Ramírez, Alonso
Puerto Rico, San Juan
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Death, Russell George
New Zealand, Palmerston North
Institute of Natural Resources
Iwata, Tomoya
Japan, Kofu
University of Yamanashi
Mathooko, Jude Mutuku
Kenya, Njoro
Egerton University
Mathuriau, Catherine
Mexico, Morelia
Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad
Gonçalves-Júnior, José F.
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Moretti, Marcelo S.
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Jinggut, Tajang
Malaysia, Bandar Sunway
Monash University Malaysia
Lamothe, Sylvain
France, Toulouse
Université Toulouse Iii - Paul Sabatier
France, Paris
Cnrs Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
M'Erimba, Charles Mwithali
Kenya, Njoro
Egerton University
Ratnarajah, Lavenia
Australia, Hobart
University of Tasmania
Schindler, Markus H.
Switzerland, Dubendorf
Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Castela, José
Portugal, Coimbra
University of Coimbra, Marine and Environmental Sciences Center
Buria, Leonardo M.
Argentina, San Carlos de Bariloche
Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche
Cornejo, Aydeé
Panama, Panama City
Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud
Panama, Panama City
Universidad de Panamá
Díaz-Villanueva, Verónica
Argentina, San Carlos de Bariloche
Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche
West, Derek C.
United States, Ithaca
Cornell University
Statistics
Citations: 290
Authors: 35
Affiliations: 24
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01578.x
ISSN:
1461023X
e-ISSN:
14610248
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Approach
Quantitative