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ArticleEcology and evolution2022

Leaf litter breakdown along an elevational gradient in Australian alpine streams.

Lloyd P Werry, Mirco Bundschuh, Simon M Mitrovic, Richard P Lim, Ben J Kefford

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Lloyd P WerrySchool of Natural Resources PNG University of Natural Resources and Environment Kokopo Papua New Guinea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6392-3222
Mirco BundschuhiES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences Universität Koblenz-Landau Landau Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4876-220X
Simon M MitrovicSchool of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science University of Technology Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5528-2215
Richard P LimSchool of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science University of Technology Sydney Sydney New South Wales Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4916-5688
Ben J KeffordCentre for Applied Water Science, Institute of Applied Ecology University of Canberra Canberra Australian Capital Territory Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6789-4254

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The breakdown of allochthonous organic matter, is a central step in nutrient cycling in stream ecosystems. There is concern that increased temperatures from climate change will alter the breakdown rate of organic matter, with important consequences for the ecosystem functioning of alpine streams. This study investigated the rate of leaf litter breakdown and how temperature and other factors such as microbial and invertebrate activities influenced this over elevational and temporal gradients. Dried leaves of Snow Gum (

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littermacroinvertebratesorganic matterwater temperature

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PMID36311402
PMCPMC9596332

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