Litter quality and stream physicochemical properties drive global invertebrate effects on instream litter decomposition
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Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12880" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.12880</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12880" target="_blank" >10.1111/brv.12880</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Litter quality and stream physicochemical properties drive global invertebrate effects on instream litter decomposition
Original language description
Plant litter is the major source of energy and nutrients in stream ecosystems and its decomposition is vital for ecosystem nutrient cycling and functioning. Invertebrates are key contributors to instream litter decomposition, yet quantification of their effects and drivers at the global scale remains lacking. Here, we systematically synthesized data comprising 2707 observations from 141 studies of stream litter decomposition to assess the contribution and drivers of invertebrates to the decomposition process across the globe. We found that (1) the presence of invertebrates enhanced instream litter decomposition globally by an average of 74%; (2) initial litter quality and stream water physicochemical properties were equal drivers of invertebrate effects on litter decomposition, while invertebrate effects on litter decomposition were not affected by climatic region, mesh size of coarse-mesh bags or mycorrhizal association of plants providing leaf litter; and (3) the contribution of invertebrates to litter decomposition was greatest during the early stages of litter mass loss (0-20%). Our results, besides quantitatively synthesizing the global pattern of invertebrate contribution to instream litter decomposition, highlight the most significant effects of invertebrates on litter decomposition at early rather than middle or late decomposition stages, providing support for the inclusion of invertebrates in global dynamic models of litter decomposition in streams to explore mechanisms and impacts of terrestrial, aquatic, and atmospheric carbon fluxes.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40500 - Other agricultural sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2022
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biological Reviews
ISSN
1464-7931
e-ISSN
1469-185X
Volume of the periodical
97
Issue of the periodical within the volume
6
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
2023–2038
UT code for WoS article
000822583500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85133718908