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ArticleThe Journal of animal ecology2025

Tadpole aggregations create biogeochemical hotspots in wetland ecosystems.

Nicholas J Corline, Erin R Hotchkiss, Brian Badgely, Brian D Strahm, Durelle T Scott, Daniel L McLaughlin

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Article in The Journal of animal ecology, 2025. 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 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Nicholas J CorlineDepartment of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7236-7758
Erin R HotchkissDepartment of Biological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Brian BadgelySchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Brian D StrahmDepartment of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Durelle T ScottBiological Systems Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.
Daniel L McLaughlinDepartment of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Funding

Institute for Critical Technology and Applied ScienceNational Science Foundation 1856560
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Animal waste can contribute substantially to nutrient cycling and ecosystem productivity in many environments. However, little is known of the biogeochemical impact of animal excretion in wetland habitats. Here we investigate the effects of wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) tadpole aggregations on nutrient recycling, microbial metabolism and carbon cycling in geographically isolated wetlands. We used a paired mesocosm and field study approach that utilized measurements of tadpole excretion rates, microbial extracellular enzyme activities, and litter degradation. We found a strong relationship between tadpole development and nutrient excretion, demonstrating that ontological changes impact tadpole-mediated nutrient cycling in wetland habitats. Further, the interplay between population-level tadpole excretion and wetland hydrologic conditions increased ambient

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RanidaeWetlandsAnimalsCarbon CycleLarvaNitrogenNitrogenconsumer mediate nutrient dynamicsdecompositionextracellular enzymesgeographically isolated wetlandsnitrogenphosphoroustadpole excretionwood frog

Identifiers

PMID39551970
PMCPMC11962253

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