ArticleNature communications2021
Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics.
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Luz BoyeroDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain. luz.boyero@ehu.eus.ORCID 0000-0001-7366-9299
Naiara López-RojoDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5952-6950
Alan M ToninDepartment of Ecology, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-8463-8823
Javier PérezDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6305-4151
Francisco Correa-AranedaInstituto Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Sostenible, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Temuco, Chile.ORCID 0000-0001-6670-6661
Richard G PearsonCentre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6047-031X
Jaime BoschResearch Unit of Biodiversity (CSIC, UO, PA), Oviedo University, Mieres, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0099-7934
Ricardo J AlbariñoINIBIOMA (Universidad Nacional del Comahue - CONICET), Bariloche, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0001-9368-2386
Sankarappan AnbalaganGovernment Arts College, Melur, Madura, Tamil Nadu, India.
Leon A BarmutaBiological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Ana BasagurenDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2790-7388
Francis J BurdonDepartment of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-5398-4993
Adriano CalimanDepartment of Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Marcos CallistoInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2341-4700
Adolfo R CalorInstituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3975-3176
Ian C CampbellRhithroecology Pty Ltd., Blackburn, VIC, Australia.
Bradley J CardinaleDepartment of Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA.
J Jesús CasasDepartment of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0928-0080
Ana M Chará-SernaCentro para la Investigación en Sistemas Sostenibles de Producción Agropecuaria (CIPAV), Cali, Colombia.ORCID 0000-0003-4930-207X
Eric ChauvetLaboratoire Écologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8676-392X
Szymon CiapałaFaculty of Tourism and Leisure, University of Physical Education, Kraków, Poland.
Checo Colón-GaudDepartment of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0026-9953
Aydeé CornejoFreshwater Macroinvertebrate Laboratory Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies (COZEM-ICGES), Panama City, Panama.ORCID 0000-0001-6789-5847
Aaron M DavisCentre for Tropical Water and Aquatic Ecosystem Research (TropWATER), James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia.
Monika DegebrodtDepartment of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Stechlin, Germany.
Emerson S DiasGraduate Program in Ecology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil.
María E DíazDepartamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.
Michael M DouglasSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3650-3374
Andrea C EncaladaInstituto BIOSFERA, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
Ricardo FigueroaFacultad de Ciencias Ambientales y Centro EULA-Chile, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, Chile.ORCID 0000-0003-2715-5275
Alexander S FleckerDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Tadeusz FleituchInstitute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-9362-2703
Erica A GarcíaResearch Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina, NT, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1186-9700
Gabriela GarcíaWater Laboratory and Physicochemical Services (LASEF), Autonomous University of Chiriqui, David City, Panama.ORCID 0000-0003-2604-1516
Pavel E GarcíaEscuela de Biología, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Mark O GessnerDepartment of Experimental Limnology, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Stechlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2516-7416
Jesús E GómezDepartamento de Ciencias Ambientales, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sergio GómezDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Jose F GonçalvesDepartment of Ecology, University of Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8191-2113
Manuel A S GraçaDepartment of Life Sciences and Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6470-8919
Daniel C GwinnBiometric Research, South Fremantle, WA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3633-0904
Robert O HallFlathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana, Polson, MT, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0763-5346
Neusa HamadaInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade-COBIO, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Cang HuiDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-3660-8160
Daichi ImazawaIntegrated Graduate School of Medicine, Engineering, and Agricultural Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan.
Tomoya IwataFaculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4258-0050
Samuel K KariukiEgerton University, Egerton, Kenya.
Andrea Landeira-DabarcaInstituto BIOSFERA, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0001-8878-8223
Kelsey LaymonDepartment of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
María LealLaboratorio de Contaminación Acuática y Ecología Fluvial, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Richard MarchantDepartment of Entomology, Museums Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Renato T MartinsInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia-INPA, Coordenação de Biodiversidade-COBIO, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-3464-7905
Frank O MaseseDepartment of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-5912-5049
Megan MaulDepartment of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4169-6692
Brendan G McKieDepartment of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
Adriana O MedeirosInstituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Bahia, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0140-2653
Charles M M' ErimbaEgerton University, Egerton, Kenya.
Jen A MiddletonSchool of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6993-9804
Silvia MonroyDepartment of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain.
Timo MuotkaINRAE, UR-RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.
Junjiro N NegishiFaculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
Alonso RamírezDepartment of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9985-5719
John S RichardsonDepartment of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8135-7447
José RincónLaboratorio de Contaminación Acuática y Ecología Fluvial, Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Juan Rubio-RíosDepartment of Biology and Geology, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5335-1766
Gisele M Dos SantosInstituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4671-8440
Romain SarremejaneINRAE, UR-RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, Villeurbanne Cedex, France.ORCID 0000-0002-4943-1173
Fran SheldonAustralian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
Augustine SitatiDepartment of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, University of Eldoret, Eldoret, Kenya.
Nathalie S D TenkianoUniversité Julius N'Yerere de Kankan, Kankan, Guinea.
Scott D TiegsDepartment of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1660-5816
Janine R TolodFaculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8796-3085
Michael VenarskyAustralian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia.
Anne WatsonBiological Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Catherine M YuleSchool of Science, Technology and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1085-2798
University of the Basque Country · ESAustralia Bioinformatics Resource · AUCornell University · USEgerton University · KEGeorgia Southern University · USGriffith University · AUHokkaido University · JPInstitut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement · FRInstituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia · BRJames Cook University · AULeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries · DEOakland University · USSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SEThe University of Western Australia · AUUniversidad del Zulia · VEUniversidade de Brasília · BRUniversidade Federal da Bahia · BRUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRUniversity of Almería · ES
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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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