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5. A meeting framework for inclusive and sustainable science

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Blackman, Rosetta C., Bruder, Andreas, Burdon, Francis J., Convey, Peter, Funk, W. Chris, Jähnig, Sonja C., Kishe, Mary Alphonce, Moretti, Marcelo S., Natugonza, Vianny, Pawlowski, Jan, Stubbington, Rachel, Zhang, Xiaowei, Seehausen, Ole, and Altermatt, Florian

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2020
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7. Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

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Boyero, Luz, López-Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Pérez, Javier, Correa-Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Basaguren, Ana, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Calor, Adolfo R., Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, Ana M., Chauvet, Eric, Ciapała, Szymon, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel E., Gessner, Mark O., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves, Jr, Jose F., Graça, Manuel A. S., Gwinn, Daniel C., Hall, Jr, Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Kariuki, Samuel K., Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Laymon, Kelsey, Leal, María, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Maul, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Erimba, Charles M. M’, Middleton, Jen A., Monroy, Silvia, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Ramírez, Alonso, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio-Ríos, Juan, dos Santos, Gisele M., Sarremejane, Romain, Sheldon, Fran, Sitati, Augustine, Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Venarsky, Michael, Watson, Anne, and Yule, Catherine M.

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2021
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10. Convergence in floodplain pond communities indicates different pathways to community assembly

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Chanut, Pierre C.M., Burdon, Francis J., Datry, Thibault, and Robinson, Christopher Thomas

Subjects
Floodplain, Macroinvertebrates, Metacommunity, Succession, Disturbance
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Disturbance can strongly influence ecosystems, yet much remains unknown about the relative importance of key processes (selection, drift, and dispersal) in the recovery of ecological communities following disturbance. We combined field surveys with a field experiment to elucidate mechanisms governing the recovery of aquatic macroinvertebrates in habitats of an alluvial floodplain following flood disturbance. We monitored macroinvertebrates in 24 natural parafluvial habitats over 60 days after a major flood, as well as the colonization of 24 newly-built ponds by macroinvertebrates over 45 days in the same floodplain. We examined the sources of environmental variation and their relative effects on aquatic assemblages using a combination of null models and Mantel tests. We also used a joint species distribution model to investigate the importance of primary metacommunity structuring processes during recovery: selection, dispersal, and drift. Contrary to expectations, we found that beta diversity actually decreased among natural habitats over time after the flood or the creation of the ponds, instead of increasing. This result was despite environmental predictors showing contrasting patterns for explaining community variation over time in the natural habitats compared with the experimental ponds. Flood heterogeneity across the floodplain and spatial scale differences between the experimental ponds and the natural habitats seemingly constrained the balance between deterministic and stochastic processes driving the ecological convergence of assemblages over time. While environmental selection was the dominant structuring process in both groups, biotic interactions also had a prominent influence on community assembly. These findings have profound implications towards understanding metacommunity structuring in riverscapes that includes common linkages between disturbance heterogeneity, spatial scale properties, and community composition., Aquatic Sciences, 85 (2), ISSN:1015-1621, ISSN:1420-9055

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2023
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14. Global patterns and controls of nutrient immobilization on decomposing cellulose in riverine ecosystems

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Costello, David M., Tiegs, Scott D., Boyero, Luz, Canhoto, Cristina, Capps, Krista A., Danger, Michael, Frost, Paul C., Gessner, Mark O., Griffiths, Natalie A., Halvorson, Halvor M., Kuehn, Kevin A., Marcarelli, Amy M., Royer, Todd V., Mathie, Devan M., Albariño, Ricardo J., Arango, Clay P., Aroviita, Jukka, Baxter, Colden V., Bellinger, Brent J., Bruder, Andreas, Burdon, Francis J., Callisto, Marcos, Camacho, Antonio, Colas, Fanny, Cornut, Julien, Crespo-Pérez, Verónica, Cross, Wyatt F., Derry, Alison M., Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, de Eyto, Elvira, Ferreira, Verónica, Ferriol, Carmen, Fleituch, Tadeusz, Follstad Shah, Jennifer J., Frainer, André, Garcia, Erica A., García, Liliana, García, Pavel E., Giling, Darren P., Gonzales-Pomar, R. Karina, Graça, Manuel A. S., Grossart, Hans-Peter, Guérold, François, Hepp, Luiz U., Higgins, Scott N., Hishi, Takuo, Iñiguez-Armijos, Carlos, Iwata, Tomoya, Kirkwood, Andrea E., Koning, Aaron A., Kosten, Sarian, Laudon, Hjalmar, Leavitt, Peter R., Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., Leroux, Shawn J., LeRoy, Carri J., Lisi, Peter J., Masese, Frank O., McIntyre, Peter B., McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Miliša, Marko, Miyake, Yo, Mooney, Robert J., Muotka, Timo, Nimptsch, Jorge, Paavola, Riku, Pardo, Isabel, Parnikoza, Ivan Y., Patrick, Christopher J., Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., Pozo, Jesus, Reid, Brian, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Risnoveanu, Geta, Robinson, Christopher T., Santamans, Anna C., Simiyu, Gelas M., Skuja, Agnija, Smykla, Jerzy, Sponseller, Ryan A., Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, Vilbaste, Sirje, Villanueva, Verónica D., Webster, Jackson R., Woelfl, Stefan, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Yates, Adam G., Yule, Catherine M., Zhang, Yixin, Zwart, Jacob A., Costello, David M., Tiegs, Scott D., Boyero, Luz, Canhoto, Cristina, Capps, Krista A., Danger, Michael, Frost, Paul C., Gessner, Mark O., Griffiths, Natalie A., Halvorson, Halvor M., Kuehn, Kevin A., Marcarelli, Amy M., Royer, Todd V., Mathie, Devan M., Albariño, Ricardo J., Arango, Clay P., Aroviita, Jukka, Baxter, Colden V., Bellinger, Brent J., Bruder, Andreas, Burdon, Francis J., Callisto, Marcos, Camacho, Antonio, Colas, Fanny, Cornut, Julien, Crespo-Pérez, Verónica, Cross, Wyatt F., Derry, Alison M., Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, de Eyto, Elvira, Ferreira, Verónica, Ferriol, Carmen, Fleituch, Tadeusz, Follstad Shah, Jennifer J., Frainer, André, Garcia, Erica A., García, Liliana, García, Pavel E., Giling, Darren P., Gonzales-Pomar, R. Karina, Graça, Manuel A. S., Grossart, Hans-Peter, Guérold, François, Hepp, Luiz U., Higgins, Scott N., Hishi, Takuo, Iñiguez-Armijos, Carlos, Iwata, Tomoya, Kirkwood, Andrea E., Koning, Aaron A., Kosten, Sarian, Laudon, Hjalmar, Leavitt, Peter R., Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., Leroux, Shawn J., LeRoy, Carri J., Lisi, Peter J., Masese, Frank O., McIntyre, Peter B., McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Miliša, Marko, Miyake, Yo, Mooney, Robert J., Muotka, Timo, Nimptsch, Jorge, Paavola, Riku, Pardo, Isabel, Parnikoza, Ivan Y., Patrick, Christopher J., Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., Pozo, Jesus, Reid, Brian, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Risnoveanu, Geta, Robinson, Christopher T., Santamans, Anna C., Simiyu, Gelas M., Skuja, Agnija, Smykla, Jerzy, Sponseller, Ryan A., Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, Vilbaste, Sirje, Villanueva, Verónica D., Webster, Jackson R., Woelfl, Stefan, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Yates, Adam G., Yule, Catherine M., Zhang, Yixin, and Zwart, Jacob A.

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Microbes play a critical role in plant litter decomposition and influence the fate of carbon in rivers and riparian zones. When decomposing low-nutrient plant litter, microbes acquire nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from the environment (i.e., nutrient immobilization), and this process is potentially sensitive to nutrient loading and changing climate. Nonetheless, environmental controls on immobilization are poorly understood because rates are also influenced by plant litter chemistry, which is coupled to the same environmental factors. Here we used a standardized, low-nutrient organic matter substrate (cotton strips) to quantify nutrient immobilization at 100 paired stream and riparian sites representing 11 biomes worldwide. Immobilization rates varied by three orders of magnitude, were greater in rivers than riparian zones, and were strongly correlated to decomposition rates. In rivers, P immobilization rates were controlled by surface water phosphate concentrations, but N immobilization rates were not related to inorganic N. The N:P of immobilized nutrients was tightly constrained to a molar ratio of 10:1 despite wide variation in surface water N:P. Immobilization rates were temperature-dependent in riparian zones but not related to temperature in rivers. However, in rivers nutrient supply ultimately controlled whether microbes could achieve the maximum expected decomposition rate at a given temperature. Collectively, we demonstrated that exogenous nutrient supply and immobilization are critical control points for decomposition of organic matter.

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2022
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17. Global Patterns and Controls of Nutrient Immobilization on Decomposing Cellulose in Riverine Ecosystems

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Costello, David M., primary, Tiegs, Scott D., additional, Boyero, Luz, additional, Canhoto, Cristina, additional, Capps, Krista A., additional, Danger, Michael, additional, Frost, Paul C., additional, Gessner, Mark O., additional, Griffiths, Natalie A., additional, Halvorson, Halvor M., additional, Kuehn, Kevin A., additional, Marcarelli, Amy M., additional, Royer, Todd V., additional, Mathie, Devan M., additional, Albariño, Ricardo J., additional, Arango, Clay P., additional, Aroviita, Jukka, additional, Baxter, Colden V., additional, Bellinger, Brent J., additional, Bruder, Andreas, additional, Burdon, Francis J., additional, Callisto, Marcos, additional, Camacho, Antonio, additional, Colas, Fanny, additional, Cornut, Julien, additional, Crespo‐Pérez, Verónica, additional, Cross, Wyatt F., additional, Derry, Alison M., additional, Douglas, Michael M., additional, Elosegi, Arturo, additional, de Eyto, Elvira, additional, Ferreira, Verónica, additional, Ferriol, Carmen, additional, Fleituch, Tadeusz, additional, Follstad Shah, Jennifer J., additional, Frainer, André, additional, Garcia, Erica A., additional, García, Liliana, additional, García, Pavel E., additional, Giling, Darren P., additional, Gonzales‐Pomar, R. Karina, additional, Graça, Manuel A. S., additional, Grossart, Hans‐Peter, additional, Guérold, François, additional, Hepp, Luiz U., additional, Higgins, Scott N., additional, Hishi, Takuo, additional, Iñiguez‐Armijos, Carlos, additional, Iwata, Tomoya, additional, Kirkwood, Andrea E., additional, Koning, Aaron A., additional, Kosten, Sarian, additional, Laudon, Hjalmar, additional, Leavitt, Peter R., additional, Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., additional, Leroux, Shawn J., additional, LeRoy, Carri J., additional, Lisi, Peter J., additional, Masese, Frank O., additional, McIntyre, Peter B., additional, McKie, Brendan G., additional, Medeiros, Adriana O., additional, Miliša, Marko, additional, Miyake, Yo, additional, Mooney, Robert J., additional, Muotka, Timo, additional, Nimptsch, Jorge, additional, Paavola, Riku, additional, Pardo, Isabel, additional, Parnikoza, Ivan Y., additional, Patrick, Christopher J., additional, Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., additional, Pozo, Jesus, additional, Reid, Brian, additional, Richardson, John S., additional, Rincón, José, additional, Risnoveanu, Geta, additional, Robinson, Christopher T., additional, Santamans, Anna C., additional, Simiyu, Gelas M., additional, Skuja, Agnija, additional, Smykla, Jerzy, additional, Sponseller, Ryan A., additional, Teixeira‐de Mello, Franco, additional, Vilbaste, Sirje, additional, Villanueva, Verónica D., additional, Webster, Jackson R., additional, Woelfl, Stefan, additional, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., additional, Yates, Adam G., additional, Yule, Catherine M., additional, Zhang, Yixin, additional, and Zwart, Jacob A., additional

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2022
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18. Environmental context determines pollution impacts on ecosystem functioning.

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Burdon, Francis J., Reyes, Marta, Schönenberger, Urs, Räsänen, Katja, Tiegs, Scott D., Eggen, Rik I. L., and Stamm, Christian

Subjects
*POLLUTANTS, *POLLUTION, *FOOD chains, *SEWAGE disposal plants, *FOREST litter, *MICROPOLLUTANTS
Abstract

Global change assessments have typically ignored synthetic chemical pollution, despite the rapid increase of pharmaceuticals, pesticides and industrial chemicals in the environment. Part of the problem reflects the multifarious origins of these micropollutants, which can derive from urban and agricultural sources. Understanding how micropollutants harm ecosystems is a major scientific challenge due to asymmetries of stress across trophic levels and ecological surprises generated by multiple drivers interacting in human‐impacted landscapes. We used field assays above and below municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in 60 sampling locations across 20 Swiss streams to test how micropollutants and nutrients originating from WWTPs affect two trophic levels (microbes and detritivores) and their role in leaf litter processing. Wastewater impacts were asymmetric across trophic levels, with the detritivore contribution declining relative to microbial‐driven decomposition. The strength of negative impacts were context dependent, peaking at sites with the highest upstream abundances of detritivorous invertebrates. Diffuse pollution from intensive agriculture and wastewater‐born micropollutants contributed to reduced litter processing rates, including indirect effects apparently mediated through negative influences of insecticides on detritivores. Asymmetries in stress responses across trophic levels can introduce quantitative changes in consumer–resource dynamics and leaf litter processing. This means functional redundancies at different trophic levels are insufficient to compensate for biodiversity losses, causing environmental stressors such as chemical pollutants to have pervasive ecosystem‐level impacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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19. Forested Riparian Buffers Change the Taxonomic and Functional Composition of Stream Invertebrate Communities in Agricultural Catchments

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Sargac, Jasmina, Johnson, Richard K., Burdon, Francis J., Truchy, Amélie, Rîşnoveanu, Geta, Goethals, Peter, and McKie, Brendan G.

Subjects
stream macroinvertebrates, lcsh:Hydraulic engineering, taxonomic composition, riparian vegetation, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, Aquatic Science, Biochemistry, riparian zone, FOOD WEBS, lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, lcsh:TC1-978, functional traits, HABITAT, Water Science and Technology, agriculture, Planning and Development, lcsh:TD201-500, CLIMATE-CHANGE, Geography, LAND-USE, Ecology, WATER-QUALITY, riparian buffer strip, Earth and Environmental Sciences, BIODIVERSITY, VEGETATION, SPECIES TRAITS, RESPONSES
Abstract

Riparian zones form the interface between stream and terrestrial ecosystems and play a key role through their vegetation structure in determining stream biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and regulating human impacts, such as warming, nutrient enrichment and sedimentation. We assessed how differing riparian vegetation types influence the structural and functional composition (based on species traits) of stream invertebrate communities in agricultural catchments. We characterized riparian and stream habitat conditions and sampled stream invertebrate communities in 10 independent site pairs, each comprising one “unbuffered” reach lacking woody riparian vegetation and a second downstream reach with a woody riparian buffer. Forested riparian buffers were associated with greater shading, increased gravel content in stream substrates and faster flow velocities. We detected changes in invertebrate taxonomic composition in response to buffer presence, with an increase in sensitive Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) taxa and increases in key invertebrate species traits, including species with preference for gravel substrates and aerial active dispersal as adults. Riparian vegetation independently explained most variation in taxa composition, whereas riparian and instream habitat together explained most variation in functional composition. Our results highlight how changes in stream invertebrate trait distributions may indirectly reflect differences in riparian habitat, with implications for stream health and cross-ecosystem connectivity.

Published
2021

21. Impacts of Detritivore Diversity Loss on Instream Decomposition Are Greatest in the Tropics

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Biología vegetal y ecología, Landaren biologia eta ekologia, Boyero González, María Luz, López Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Pérez Viñuela, Javier, Correa Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Basaguren del Campo, Ana Luisa, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Calor, Adolfo R., Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Casas Jiménez, José Jesús, Chara Serna, Ana M., Chauvet, Eric, Ciapala, Szymon, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel E., Gessner, Mark O., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves Jr., José F., Graça, Manuel A. S., Gwinn, Daniel C., Hall Jr., Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Kariuki, Samuel, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Laymon, Kelsey, Leal, María, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Maul, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., M'Erimba, Charles, Middleton, Jen A., Monroy Zarzuelo, Silvia, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Ramírez, Alonso, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio Ríos, Juan, Dos Santos, Gisele M., Sarremejane, Romain, Sheldon, Fran, Sitati, Augustine, Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Venarsky, Michael, Watson, Anne, Yule, Catherine M., Biología vegetal y ecología, Landaren biologia eta ekologia, Boyero González, María Luz, López Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Pérez Viñuela, Javier, Correa Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Basaguren del Campo, Ana Luisa, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Calor, Adolfo R., Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Casas Jiménez, José Jesús, Chara Serna, Ana M., Chauvet, Eric, Ciapala, Szymon, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel E., Gessner, Mark O., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves Jr., José F., Graça, Manuel A. S., Gwinn, Daniel C., Hall Jr., Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Kariuki, Samuel, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Laymon, Kelsey, Leal, María, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Maul, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., M'Erimba, Charles, Middleton, Jen A., Monroy Zarzuelo, Silvia, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Ramírez, Alonso, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio Ríos, Juan, Dos Santos, Gisele M., Sarremejane, Romain, Sheldon, Fran, Sitati, Augustine, Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Venarsky, Michael, Watson, Anne, and Yule, Catherine M.

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.

Published
2021

22. Latitude Dictates Plant Diversity Effects on Instream Decomposition

Author

Biología vegetal y ecología, Landaren biologia eta ekologia, Boyero González, María Luz, Pérez, Javier, López Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Correa Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Beesley, Leah, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Casas Jiménez, José Jesús, Chara Serna, Ana M., Ciapala, Szymon, Chauvet, Eric, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi Irurtia, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., De Eyto, Elvira, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Frainer, André, Franca, Juliana S., García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel, Gessner, Mark O., Giller, Paul S., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves Jr., José F., Graça, Manuel A. S., Hall Jr., Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hepp, Luiz U., Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Edson Jr., S. A., Kariuki, Samuel, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Leal, María, Lehosmaa, Kaisa, M'Erimba, Charles, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Camden, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Middleton, Jen A., Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Pozo Martínez, Jesús, Ramírez, Alonso, Rezende, Renan S., Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio Ríos, Juan, Serrano, Claudia, Shaffer, Angela R., Sheldon, Fran, Swan, Christopher M., Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Vernasky, Michael, Watson, Anne, Yegon, Mourine J., Yule, Catherine M., Biología vegetal y ecología, Landaren biologia eta ekologia, Boyero González, María Luz, Pérez, Javier, López Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Correa Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Beesley, Leah, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Casas Jiménez, José Jesús, Chara Serna, Ana M., Ciapala, Szymon, Chauvet, Eric, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi Irurtia, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., De Eyto, Elvira, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Frainer, André, Franca, Juliana S., García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel, Gessner, Mark O., Giller, Paul S., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves Jr., José F., Graça, Manuel A. S., Hall Jr., Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hepp, Luiz U., Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Edson Jr., S. A., Kariuki, Samuel, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Leal, María, Lehosmaa, Kaisa, M'Erimba, Charles, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Camden, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Middleton, Jen A., Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Pozo Martínez, Jesús, Ramírez, Alonso, Rezende, Renan S., Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio Ríos, Juan, Serrano, Claudia, Shaffer, Angela R., Sheldon, Fran, Swan, Christopher M., Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Vernasky, Michael, Watson, Anne, Yegon, Mourine J., and Yule, Catherine M.

Abstract

Running waters contribute substantially to global carbon fluxes through decomposition of terrestrial plant litter by aquatic microorganisms and detritivores. Diversity of this litter may influence instream decomposition globally in ways that are not yet understood. We investigated latitudinal differences in decomposition of litter mixtures of low and high functional diversity in 40 streams on 6 continents and spanning 113 degrees of latitude. Despite important variability in our dataset, we found latitudinal differences in the effect of litter functional diversity on decomposition, which we explained as evolutionary adaptations of litter-consuming detritivores to resource availability. Specifically, a balanced diet effect appears to operate at lower latitudes versus a resource concentration effect at higher latitudes. The latitudinal pattern indicates that loss of plant functional diversity will have different consequences on carbon fluxes across the globe, with greater repercussions likely at low latitudes.

Published
2021

23. Forested Riparian Zones Provide Important Habitat for Fish in Urban Streams

Author

Kupilas, Benjamin, Burdon, Francis J., Thaulow, Jens, Håll, Johnny, Mutinova, Petra Thea, Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, Witing, Felix, Rîșnoveanu, Geta, Goethals, Peter, McKie, Brendan G., Friberg, Nikolai, Kupilas, Benjamin, Burdon, Francis J., Thaulow, Jens, Håll, Johnny, Mutinova, Petra Thea, Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, Witing, Felix, Rîșnoveanu, Geta, Goethals, Peter, McKie, Brendan G., and Friberg, Nikolai

Abstract

Riparian zones form a boundary between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, with disproportionate influences on food web dynamics and ecosystem functioning in both habitats. However, riparian boundaries are frequently degraded by human activities, including urbanization, leading to direct impacts on terrestrial communities and indirect changes that are mediated through altered connectivity with adjacent aquatic ecosystems. We investigated how riparian habitat influences fish communities in an urban context. We electrofished nine urban site pairs with and without forested riparian buffers, alongside an additional 12 sites that were located throughout the river networks in the Oslo Fjord basin, Norway. Brown trout (Salmo trutta) were the dominant fish species. Riparian buffers had weak positive effects on fish densities at low to moderate levels of catchment urbanization, whereas fish were absent from highly polluted streams. Subtle shifts in fish size distributions suggested that riparian buffers play an important role in metapopulation dynamics. Stable isotopes in fish from buffered reaches indicated dietary shifts, pointing to the potential for a greater reliance on terrestrial-sourced carbon. Combining these results, we postulate that spatially-mediated ontogenetic diet shifts may be important for the persistence of brown trout in urban streams. Our results show that using a food web perspective is essential in understanding how riparian buffers can offset impacts in urban catchments.

Published
2021

24. Riparian Vegetation Structure Influences Terrestrial Invertebrate Communities in an Agricultural Landscape

Author

Popescu, Cristina, Oprina-Pavelescu, Mihaela, Dinu, Valentin, Cazacu, Constantin, Burdon, Francis J., Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, Kupilas, Benjamin, Friberg, Nikolai, Goethals, Peter, McKie, Brendan G., Rîșnoveanu, Geta, Popescu, Cristina, Oprina-Pavelescu, Mihaela, Dinu, Valentin, Cazacu, Constantin, Burdon, Francis J., Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, Kupilas, Benjamin, Friberg, Nikolai, Goethals, Peter, McKie, Brendan G., and Rîșnoveanu, Geta

Abstract

Stream and terrestrial ecosystems are intimately connected by riparian zones that support high biodiversity but are also vulnerable to human impacts. Landscape disturbances, overgrazing, and diffuse pollution of agrochemicals threaten riparian biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. We assessed how terrestrial invertebrate communities respond to changes in riparian vegetation in Romanian agricultural catchments, with a focus on the role of forested riparian buffers. Riparian invertebrates were sampled in 10 paired sites, with each pair consisting of an unbuffered upstream reach and a downstream reach buffered with woody riparian vegetation. Our results revealed distinct invertebrate community structures in the two site types. Out of 33 invertebrate families, 13 were unique to either forested (6) or unbuffered (7) sites. Thomisidae, Clubionidae, Tetragnathidae, Curculionidae, Culicidae, and Cicadidae were associated with forested buffers, while Lycosidae, Chrysomelidae, Staphylinidae, Coccinellidae, Tettigoniidae, Formicidae, and Eutichuridae were more abundant in unbuffered sites. Despite statistically equivocal results, invertebrate diversity was generally higher in forested riparian buffers. Local riparian attributes significantly influenced patterns in invertebrate community composition. Our findings highlight the importance of local woody riparian buffers in maintaining terrestrial invertebrate diversity and their potential contribution as a multifunctional management tool in agricultural landscapes.

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2021

25. Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition

Author

Boyero, Luz, primary, Pérez, Javier, additional, López-Rojo, Naiara, additional, Tonin, Alan M., additional, Correa-Araneda, Francisco, additional, Pearson, Richard G., additional, Bosch, Jaime, additional, Albariño, Ricardo J., additional, Anbalagan, Sankarappan, additional, Barmuta, Leon A., additional, Beesley, Leah, additional, Burdon, Francis J., additional, Caliman, Adriano, additional, Callisto, Marcos, additional, Campbell, Ian C., additional, Cardinale, Bradley J., additional, Casas, J. Jesús, additional, Chará-Serna, Ana M., additional, Ciapała, Szymon, additional, Chauvet, Eric, additional, Colón-Gaud, Checo, additional, Cornejo, Aydeé, additional, Davis, Aaron M., additional, Degebrodt, Monika, additional, Dias, Emerson S., additional, Díaz, María E., additional, Douglas, Michael M., additional, Elosegi, Arturo, additional, Encalada, Andrea C., additional, de Eyto, Elvira, additional, Figueroa, Ricardo, additional, Flecker, Alexander S., additional, Fleituch, Tadeusz, additional, Frainer, André, additional, França, Juliana S., additional, García, Erica A., additional, García, Gabriela, additional, García, Pavel, additional, Gessner, Mark O., additional, Giller, Paul S., additional, Gómez, Jesús E., additional, Gómez, Sergio, additional, Gonçalves, Jose F., additional, Graça, Manuel A. S., additional, Hall, Robert O., additional, Hamada, Neusa, additional, Hepp, Luiz U., additional, Hui, Cang, additional, Imazawa, Daichi, additional, Iwata, Tomoya, additional, Junior, Edson S. A., additional, Kariuki, Samuel, additional, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, additional, Leal, María, additional, Lehosmaa, Kaisa, additional, M’Erimba, Charles, additional, Marchant, Richard, additional, Martins, Renato T., additional, Masese, Frank O., additional, Camden, Megan, additional, McKie, Brendan G., additional, Medeiros, Adriana O., additional, Middleton, Jen A., additional, Muotka, Timo, additional, Negishi, Junjiro N., additional, Pozo, Jesús, additional, Ramírez, Alonso, additional, Rezende, Renan S., additional, Richardson, John S., additional, Rincón, José, additional, Rubio-Ríos, Juan, additional, Serrano, Claudia, additional, Shaffer, Angela R., additional, Sheldon, Fran, additional, Swan, Christopher M., additional, Tenkiano, Nathalie S. D., additional, Tiegs, Scott D., additional, Tolod, Janine R., additional, Vernasky, Michael, additional, Watson, Anne, additional, Yegon, Mourine J., additional, and Yule, Catherine M., additional

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2021
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27. Small Patches of Riparian Woody Vegetation Enhance Biodiversity of Invertebrates

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Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, primary, De Troyer, Niels, additional, Lock, Koen, additional, Witing, Felix, additional, Baert, Lotte, additional, Saeyer, Nancy De, additional, Rîșnoveanu, Geta, additional, Popescu, Cristina, additional, Burdon, Francis J., additional, Kupilas, Benjamin, additional, Friberg, Nikolai, additional, Boets, Pieter, additional, Volk, Martin, additional, McKie, Brendan G., additional, and Goethals, Peter, additional

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2020
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30. Stream microbial communities and ecosystem functioning show complex responses to multiple stressors in wastewater

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Burdon, Francis J., primary, Bai, Yaohui, additional, Reyes, Marta, additional, Tamminen, Manu, additional, Staudacher, Philipp, additional, Mangold, Simon, additional, Singer, Heinz, additional, Räsänen, Katja, additional, Joss, Adriano, additional, Tiegs, Scott D., additional, Jokela, Jukka, additional, Eggen, Rik I. L., additional, and Stamm, Christian, additional

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2020
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31. Assessing the Benefits of Forested Riparian Zones: A Qualitative Index of Riparian Integrity Is Positively Associated with Ecological Status in European Streams

Author

Burdon, Francis J., primary, Ramberg, Ellinor, additional, Sargac, Jasmina, additional, Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, additional, de Saeyer, Nancy, additional, Mutinova, Petra Thea, additional, Moe, Therese Fosholt, additional, Pavelescu, Mihaela Oprina, additional, Dinu, Valentin, additional, Cazacu, Constantin, additional, Witing, Felix, additional, Kupilas, Benjamin, additional, Grandin, Ulf, additional, Volk, Martin, additional, Rîşnoveanu, Geta, additional, Goethals, Peter, additional, Friberg, Nikolai, additional, Johnson, Richard K., additional, and McKie, Brendan G., additional

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2020
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32. The Structure of Riparian Vegetation in Agricultural Landscapes Influences Spider Communities and Aquatic-Terrestrial Linkages

Author

Ramberg, Ellinor, Burdon, Francis J., Sargac, Jasmina, Kupilas, Benjamin, Rîşnoveanu, Geta, Lau, Danny C. P., Johnson, Richard K., and McKie, Brendan G.

Subjects
Ekologi, lcsh:TD201-500, trophic connectivity, spiders, lcsh:Hydraulic engineering, lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes, riparian buffer, ecotone, Ecology, lcsh:TC1-978, Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources, polyunsaturated fatty acids, agriculture
Abstract

Riparian habitats are important ecotones connecting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, but are often highly degraded by human activities. Riparian buffers might help support impacted riparian communities, and improve trophic connectivity. We sampled spider communities from riparian habitats in an agricultural catchment, and analyzed their polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) content to quantify trophic connectivity. Specific PUFAs are exclusively produced by stream algae, and thus are used to track uptake of aquatic resources by terrestrial consumers. Riparian spiders were collected from 10 site pairs situated along agricultural streams, and from five forest sites (25 sites total). Each agricultural site pair comprised an unshaded site with predominantly herbaceous vegetation cover, and a second with a woody riparian buffer. Spider communities differed between site types, with web-building spiders dominating woody buffered sites and free-living spiders associated with more open habitats. PUFA concentrations were greatest overall in free-living spiders, but there was also evidence for increased PUFA uptake by some spider groups when a woody riparian buffer was present. Our results reveal the different roles of open and wooded riparian habitats in supporting terrestrial consumers and aquatic-terrestrial connectivity, and highlight the value of incorporating patches of woody vegetation within riparian networks in highly modified landscapes.

Published
2020

33. Science Advances

Author

Tiegs, Scott D., Costello, David M., Isken, Mark W., Woodward, Guy, McIntyre, Peter B., Gessner, Mark O., Chauvet, Eric, Griffiths, Natalie A., Flecker, Alex S., Acuña, Vicenç, Albariño, Ricardo, Allen, Daniel C., Alonso, Cecilia, Andino, Patricio, Arango, Clay, Aroviita, Jukka, Barbosa, Marcus V. M., Barmuta, Leon A., Baxter, Colden V., Bell, Thomas D. C., Bellinger, Brent, Boyero, Luz, Brown, Lee E., Bruder, Andreas, Bruesewitz, Denise A., Burdon, Francis J., Callisto, Marcos, Canhoto, Cristina, Capps, Krista A., Castillo, María M., Clapcott, Joanne, Colas, Fanny, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornut, Julien, Crespo-Pérez, Verónica, Cross, Wyatt F., Culp, Joseph M., Danger, Michael, Dangles, Olivier, de Eyto, Elvira, Derry, Alison M., Villanueva, Veronica Díaz, Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., Entrekin, Sally, Espinosa, Rodrigo, Ethaiya, Diana, Ferreira, Verónica, Ferriol, Carmen, Flanagan, Kyla M., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Follstad Shah, Jennifer J., Frainer, André, Friberg, Nikolai, Frost, Paul C., Garcia, Erica A., García Lago, Liliana, García Soto, Pavel Ernesto, Ghate, Sudeep, Giling, Darren P., Gilmer, Alan, Gonçalves, José Francisco, Gonzales, Rosario Karina, Graça, Manuel A. S., Grace, Mike, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Guérold, François, Gulis, Vlad, Hepp, Luiz U., Higgins, Scott, Hishi, Takuo, Huddart, Joseph, Hudson, John, Imberger, Samantha, Iñiguez-Armijos, Carlos, Iwata, Tomoya, Janetski, David J., Jennings, Eleanor, Kirkwood, Andrea E., Koning, Aaron A., Kosten, Sarian, Kuehn, Kevin A., Laudon, Hjalmar, Leavitt, Peter R., Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., Leroux, Shawn J., LeRoy, Carri J., Lisi, Peter J., MacKenzie, Richard, Marcarelli, Amy M., Masese, Frank O., McKie, Brendan G., Oliveira Medeiros, Adriana, Meissner, Kristian, Miliša, Marko, Mishra, Shailendra, Miyake, Yo, Moerke, Ashley, Mombrikotb, Shorok, Mooney, Rob, Moulton, Tim, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Neres-Lima, Vinicius, Nieminen, Mika L., Nimptsch, Jorge, Ondruch, Jakub, Paavola, Riku, Pardo, Isabel, Patrick, Christopher J., Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., Pozo, Jesus, Pringle, Catherine, Prussian, Aaron, Quenta, Estefania, Quesada, Antonio, Reid, Brian, Richardson, John S., Rigosi, Anna, Rincón, José, Rîşnoveanu, Geta, Robinson, Christopher T., Rodríguez-Gallego, Lorena, Royer, Todd V., Rusak, James A., Santamans, Anna C., Selmeczy, Géza B., Simiyu, Gelas, Skuja, Agnija, Smykla, Jerzy, Sridhar, Kandikere R., Sponseller, Ryan, Stoler, Aaron, Swan, Christopher M., Szlag, David, Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, Tonkin, Jonathan D., Uusheimo, Sari, Veach, Allison M., Vilbaste, Sirje, Vought, Lena B. M., Wang, Chiao-Ping, Webster, Jackson R., Wilson, Paul B., Woelfl, Stefan, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Yates, Adam G., Yoshimura, Chihiro, Yule, Catherine M., Zhang, Yixin X., Zwart, Jacob A., School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB), Leibniz Association, Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (ECOLAB), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, ICRA, Catalan Institute for Water Research, ICRA, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Wetland ecology department (Seville, Espagne), Doñana biological station - CSIC (SPAIN), Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology - EAWAG (SWITZERLAND), Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – Uppsala, Sweden, Burdon, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais [Belo Horizonte] (UFMG), Marine and environmental research centre - IMAR-CMA (Coimbra, Portugal), University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC), GRET, Sécurité et Qualité des Produits d'Origine Végétale (SQPOV), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Avignon Université (AU), Laboratorio de Limnología [Bariloche], Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente [Bariloche] (INIBIOMA-CONICET), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] (CONICET)-Universidad Nacional del Comahue [Neuquén] (UNCOMA)-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] (CONICET)-Universidad Nacional del Comahue [Neuquén] (UNCOMA), Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country, Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN), Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Limnology of Stratified Lakes, IGB-Neuglobsow, Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, University of Bath [Bath], Yamanashi University, Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), University of Vienna [Vienna], University of Zagreb, VTT Information technology, Technical Research Centre of Finland, Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidate de Vigo, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Department of Biology, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), Universidad del Zulia (LUZ), Department of River Ecology and Conservation, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Gelnhausen, Germany, University of Southampton, Research Institute of New-Type Urbanization, Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE), Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - INPT (FRANCE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE), Oakland University (USA), Kent State University, Imperial College London, Cornell University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Climate Change Science Institute [Oak Ridge] (CCSI), Oak Ridge National Laboratory [Oak Ridge] (ORNL), UT-Battelle, LLC-UT-Battelle, LLC, Instituto Catalán de Investigación del Agua - ICRA (SPAIN) (ICRA), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] (CONICET)-Universidad Nacional del Comahue [Neuquén] (UNCOMA), DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA NORMAN USA, Partenaires IRSTEA, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), University of the Republic of Uruguay, Central Washington University, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Federal University of Tocantins, University of Tasmania [Hobart, Australia] (UTAS), Idaho State University, Watershed Protection Department, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), School of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Swiss Federal Insitute of Aquatic Science and Technology [Dübendorf] (EAWAG), Colby College, Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, University of Georgia [USA], EI Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología [Mexico] (CONACYT), Cawthron Institute, Risques, Ecosystèmes, Vulnérabilité, Environnement, Résilience (RECOVER), Aix Marseille Université (AMU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Georgia Southern University, University System of Georgia (USG), Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Montana State University (MSU), Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Institut Ecologie et Environnement (INEE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire Terre et Environnement de Lorraine (OTELo), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universidade de Vigo, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE), Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology [CALS], College of Agriculture and Life Sciences [Cornell University] (CALS), Cornell University [New York]-Cornell University [New York], Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement (LEFE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) (Toulouse INP), Université de Toulouse (UT), Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT), University of Leeds, Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), and Entomology

Subjects
Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, riparian zones, ORGANIC-MATTER DECOMPOSITION, Biodiversité et Ecologie, Oceanografi, hydrologi och vattenresurser, Carbon Cycle, CARBON, ekosysteemit, Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources, biomes, biomit, ddc:570, carbon cycle, Humans, STREAMS, Life Science, Human Activities, Riparian zones, TEMPERATURE, Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Ecosystem, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, SDG 15 - Life on Land, aquatic ecosystems, Science & Technology, WIMEK, hiilen kierto, vesiekosysteemit, Aquatic Ecology, Aquatische Ecologie en Waterkwaliteitsbeheer, rivers, Multidisciplinary Sciences, ekosysteemit (ekologia), Biomonitoring, articles, Science & Technology - Other Topics, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, ecosystems, joet, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates, however, are poorly characterized at the global scale. In response, we used a peer-sourced research network and a highly standardized carbon processing assay to conduct a global-scale field experiment in greater than 1000 river and riparian sites. We found that Earth’s biomes have distinct carbon processing signatures. Slow processing is evident across latitudes, whereas rapid rates are restricted to lower latitudes. Both the mean rate and variability decline with latitude, suggesting temperature constraints toward the poles and greater roles for other environmental drivers (e.g., nutrient loading) toward the equator. These results and data set the stage for unprecedented “next-generation biomonitoring” by establishing baselines to help quantify environmental impacts to the functioning of ecosystems at a global scale. This research was supported by awards to S.D.T. from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Science [Secretaría de Educación Superior Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENESCYT)] through the PROMETEO scholar exchange program, the Oakland University Research Development Grant program, and a Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation research grant. N.A.G. was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725. We are grateful for open-access-publishing funds from Kresge Library at Oakland University and Queen’s University Belfast. This research was supported by awards to S.D.T. from the Ecuadorian Ministry of Science [Secretaría de Educación Superior Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación (SENESCYT)] through the PROMETEO scholar exchange program, the Oakland University Research Development Grant program, and a Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation research grant. N.A.G. was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science, Biological and Environmental Research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725. We are grateful for open-access-publishing funds from Kresge Library at Oakland University and Queen’s University Belfast.

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2019
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34. Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

Author

Tiegs, Scott D., Costello, David M., Isken, Mark W., Woodward, Guy, McIntyre, Peter B., Gessner, Mark O., Chauvet, Eric, Flecker, Alex S., Acuña, Vicenç, Albariño, Ricardo J., Allen, Daniel C., Alonso, Cecilia, Andino, Patricio, Arango, Clay P., Aroviita, Jukka, Barbosa, Marcus V. M., Barmuta, Leon A., Baxter, Colden V., Bell, Thomas D. C., Bellinger, Brent J., Boyero, Luz, Brown, Lee E., Bruder, Andreas, Bruesewitz, Denise A., Burdon, Francis J., Callisto, Marcos, Canhoto, Cristina, Capps, Krista A., Castillo, María M., Clapcott, Joanne, Colas, Fanny, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornut, Julien, Crespo-Pérez, Verónica, Cross, Wyatt F., Culp, Joseph M., Danger, Michael, Dangles, Olivier, de Eyto, Elvira, Derry, Alison M., Díaz Villanueva, Veronica, Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., Entrekin, Sally, Espinosa, Rodrigo, Ethaiya, Diana, Ferreira, Verónica, Ferriol, Carmen, Flanagan, Kyla M., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Shah, Jennifer J. Follstad, Frainer, André, Friberg, Nikolai, Frost, Paul C., Garcia, Erica A., García Lago, Liliana, García Soto, Pavel Ernesto, Ghate, sudeep, Giling, Darren P., Gilmer, Alan, Gonçalves Jr., José Francisco, Gonzales, Rosario Karina, Graça, Manuel A. S., Grace, Mike, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Guérold, François, Gulis, Vlad, Hepp, Luiz U., Higgins, Scott, Hishi, Takuo, Huddart, Joseph, Hudson, John, Imberger, Samantha, Iñiguez-Armijos, Carlos, Iwata, Tomoya, Janetski, David J., Jennings, Eleanor, Kirkwood, Andrea E., Koning, Aaron A., Kosten, Sarian, Kuehn, Kevin A., Laudon, Hjalmar, Leavitt, Peter R., da Silva, Lemes, Leroux, Shawn J., LeRoy, Peter J. Lisi, MacKenzie, Richard, Marcarelli, Amy M., Masese, Frank O., McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana Oliveira, Meissner, Kristian, Miliša, Marko, Mishra, Shailendra, Miyake, Yo, Moerke, Ashley, Mombrikotb, Shorok, mooney, Rob, Moulton, Tim, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Neres-Lima, Vinicius, Nieminen, Mika L., Nimptsch, Jorge, Ondruch, Jakub, Paavola, Riku, Pardo, Isabel, Patrick, Christopher J., Peeters, Edwin T.H.M., Pozo, Jesus, Pringle, Catherine, Prussian, Aaron, Quenta, Estefania, Quesada, Antonio, Reid, Brian, Richardson, John S., Rigosi, Anna, Rincón, José, Rîşnoveanu, Geta, Robinson, Christopher T., Rodríguez-Gallego, Lorena, Royer, Todd V., Rusak, James A., Santamans, Anna C., Selmeczy, Géza B., Simiyu, Gelas, Skuja, Agnija, Smykla, Jerzy, Sridar, Kandikere R., Sponseller, Ryan, Stoler, Aaron, Swan, Christopher M., Szlag, David, Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, Tonkin, Jonathan D., Uusheimo, Sari, Veach, Allison M., Vilbaste, Sirje, Vought, Lena B.M., Wang, Chiao-Ping, Webster, Jackson R., Wilson, Paul B., Woelfl, Stefan, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Yates, Adam G., Yoshimura, Chihiro, Yule, Catherine M., Zhang, Yixin X., and Zwart, Jacob A.

Subjects
VDP::Matematikk og naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480, VDP::Mathematics and natural scienses: 400::Zoology and botany: 480
Abstract

River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates, however, are poorly characterized at the global scale. In response, we used a peer-sourced research network and a highly standardized carbon processing assay to conduct a global-scale field experiment in greater than 1000 river and riparian sites. We found that Earth’s biomes have distinct carbon processing signatures. Slow processing is evident across latitudes, whereas rapid rates are restricted to lower latitudes. Both the mean rate and variability decline with latitude, suggesting temperature constraints toward the poles and greater roles for other environmental drivers (e.g., nutrient loading) toward the equator. These results and data set the stage for unprecedented “next-generation biomonitoring” by establishing baselines to help quantify environmental impacts to the functioning of ecosystems at a global scale.

Published
2019

38. Diurnal variation around an optimum and near-critically high temperature does not alter the performance of an ectothermic aquatic grazer

Author

Salo, Tiina, Kropf, Tabea, Burdon, Francis J., Seppälä, Otto, Salo, Tiina, Kropf, Tabea, Burdon, Francis J., and Seppälä, Otto

Abstract

The growing threat of global climate change has led to a profusion of studies examining the effects of warming on biota. Despite the potential importance of natural variability such as diurnal temperature fluctuations, most experimental studies on warming are conducted under stable temperatures. Here, we investigated whether the responses of an aquatic invertebrate grazer (Lymnaea stagnalis) to an increased average temperature differ when the thermal regime is either constant or fluctuates diurnally. Using thermal response curves for several life-history and immune defense traits, we first identified the optimum and near-critically high temperatures that Lymnaea potentially experience during summer heat waves. We then exposed individuals that originated from three different populations to these two temperatures under constant or fluctuating thermal conditions. After 7 days, we assessed growth, reproduction, and two immune parameters (phenoloxidase-like activity and antibacterial activity of hemolymph) from each individual. Exposure to the near-critically high temperature led to increased growth rates and decreased antibacterial activity of hemolymph compared to the optimum temperature, whilst temperature fluctuations had no effect on these traits. The results indicate that the temperature level per se, rather than the variability in temperature was the main driver altering trait responses in our study species. Forecasting responses in temperature-related responses remains challenging, due to system-specific properties that can include intraspecific variation. However, our study indicates that experiments examining the effects of warming using constant temperatures can give similar predictions as studies with fluctuating thermal dynamics, and may thus be useful indicators of responses in nature.

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2019
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39. Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

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Entomology, Tiegs, Scott D., Costello, David M., Isken, Mark W., Woodward, Guy, McIntyre, Peter B., Gessner, Mark O., Chauvet, Eric, Griffiths, Natalie A., Flecker, Alex S., Acuna, Vicenc, Albarino, Ricardo, Allen, Daniel C., Alonso, Cecilia, Andino, Patricio, Arango, Clay, Aroviita, Jukka, Barbosa, Marcus V. M., Barmuta, Leon A., Baxter, Colden V., Bell, Thomas D. C., Bellinger, Brent, Boyero, Luz, Brown, Lee E., Bruder, Andreas, Bruesewitz, Denise A., Burdon, Francis J., Callisto, Marcos, Canhoto, Cristina, Capps, Krista A., Castillo, Maria M., Clapcott, Joanne, Colas, Fanny, Colon-Gaud, Checo, Cornut, Julien, Crespo-Perez, Veronica, Cross, Wyatt F., Culp, Joseph M., Danger, Michael, Dangles, Olivier, de Eyto, Elvira, Derry, Alison M., Diaz Villanueva, Veronica, Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., Entrekin, Sally A., Espinosa, Rodrigo, Ethaiya, Diana, Ferreira, Veronica, Ferriol, Carmen, Flanagan, Kyla M., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Shah, Jennifer J. Follstad, Frainer, Andre, Friberg, Nikolai, Frost, Paul C., Garcia, Erica A., Lago, Liliana Garcia, Garcia Soto, Pavel Ernesto, Ghate, Sudeep, Giling, Darren P., Gilmer, Alan, Goncalves, Jose Francisco, Jr., Gonzales, Rosario Karina, Graca, Manuel A. S., Grace, Mike, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Guerold, Francois, Gulis, Vlad, Hepp, Luiz U., Higgins, Scott, Hishi, Takuo, Huddart, Joseph, Hudson, John, Imberger, Samantha, Iniguez-Armijos, Carlos, Iwata, Tomoya, Janetski, David J., Jennings, Eleanor, Kirkwood, Andrea E., Koning, Aaron A., Kosten, Sarian, Kuehn, Kevin A., Laudon, Hjalmar, Leavitt, Peter R., Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., Leroux, Shawn J., Leroy, Carri J., Lisi, Peter J., MacKenzie, Richard, Marcarelli, Amy M., Masese, Frank O., Mckie, Brendan G., Oliveira Medeiros, Adriana, Meissner, Kristian, Milisa, Marko, Mishra, Shailendra, Miyake, Yo, Moerke, Ashley, Mombrikotb, Shorok, Mooney, Rob, Moulton, Tim, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Neres-Lima, Vinicius, Nieminen, Mika L., Nimptsch, Jorge, Ondruch, Jakub, Paavola, Riku, Pardo, Isabel, Patrick, Christopher J., Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., Pozo, Jesus, Pringle, Catherine, Prussian, Aaron, Quenta, Estefania, Quesada, Antonio, Reid, Brian, Richardson, John S., Rigosi, Anna, Rincon, Jose, Risnoveanu, Geta, Robinson, Christopher T., Rodriguez-Gallego, Lorena, Royer, Todd V., Rusak, James A., Santamans, Anna C., Selmeczy, Geza B., Simiyu, Gelas, Skuja, Agnija, Smykla, Jerzy, Sridhar, Kandikere R., Sponseller, Ryan, Stoler, Aaron, Swan, Christopher M., Szlag, David, Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, Tonkin, Jonathan D., Uusheimo, Sari, Veach, Allison M., Vilbaste, Sirje, Vought, Lena B. M., Wang, Chiao-Ping, Webster, Jackson R., Wilson, Paul B., Woelfl, Stefan, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Yates, Adam G., Yoshimura, Chihiro, Yule, Catherine M., Zhang, Yixin X., Zwart, Jacob A., Entomology, Tiegs, Scott D., Costello, David M., Isken, Mark W., Woodward, Guy, McIntyre, Peter B., Gessner, Mark O., Chauvet, Eric, Griffiths, Natalie A., Flecker, Alex S., Acuna, Vicenc, Albarino, Ricardo, Allen, Daniel C., Alonso, Cecilia, Andino, Patricio, Arango, Clay, Aroviita, Jukka, Barbosa, Marcus V. M., Barmuta, Leon A., Baxter, Colden V., Bell, Thomas D. C., Bellinger, Brent, Boyero, Luz, Brown, Lee E., Bruder, Andreas, Bruesewitz, Denise A., Burdon, Francis J., Callisto, Marcos, Canhoto, Cristina, Capps, Krista A., Castillo, Maria M., Clapcott, Joanne, Colas, Fanny, Colon-Gaud, Checo, Cornut, Julien, Crespo-Perez, Veronica, Cross, Wyatt F., Culp, Joseph M., Danger, Michael, Dangles, Olivier, de Eyto, Elvira, Derry, Alison M., Diaz Villanueva, Veronica, Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., Entrekin, Sally A., Espinosa, Rodrigo, Ethaiya, Diana, Ferreira, Veronica, Ferriol, Carmen, Flanagan, Kyla M., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Shah, Jennifer J. Follstad, Frainer, Andre, Friberg, Nikolai, Frost, Paul C., Garcia, Erica A., Lago, Liliana Garcia, Garcia Soto, Pavel Ernesto, Ghate, Sudeep, Giling, Darren P., Gilmer, Alan, Goncalves, Jose Francisco, Jr., Gonzales, Rosario Karina, Graca, Manuel A. S., Grace, Mike, Grossart, Hans-Peter, Guerold, Francois, Gulis, Vlad, Hepp, Luiz U., Higgins, Scott, Hishi, Takuo, Huddart, Joseph, Hudson, John, Imberger, Samantha, Iniguez-Armijos, Carlos, Iwata, Tomoya, Janetski, David J., Jennings, Eleanor, Kirkwood, Andrea E., Koning, Aaron A., Kosten, Sarian, Kuehn, Kevin A., Laudon, Hjalmar, Leavitt, Peter R., Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., Leroux, Shawn J., Leroy, Carri J., Lisi, Peter J., MacKenzie, Richard, Marcarelli, Amy M., Masese, Frank O., Mckie, Brendan G., Oliveira Medeiros, Adriana, Meissner, Kristian, Milisa, Marko, Mishra, Shailendra, Miyake, Yo, Moerke, Ashley, Mombrikotb, Shorok, Mooney, Rob, Moulton, Tim, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Neres-Lima, Vinicius, Nieminen, Mika L., Nimptsch, Jorge, Ondruch, Jakub, Paavola, Riku, Pardo, Isabel, Patrick, Christopher J., Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., Pozo, Jesus, Pringle, Catherine, Prussian, Aaron, Quenta, Estefania, Quesada, Antonio, Reid, Brian, Richardson, John S., Rigosi, Anna, Rincon, Jose, Risnoveanu, Geta, Robinson, Christopher T., Rodriguez-Gallego, Lorena, Royer, Todd V., Rusak, James A., Santamans, Anna C., Selmeczy, Geza B., Simiyu, Gelas, Skuja, Agnija, Smykla, Jerzy, Sridhar, Kandikere R., Sponseller, Ryan, Stoler, Aaron, Swan, Christopher M., Szlag, David, Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, Tonkin, Jonathan D., Uusheimo, Sari, Veach, Allison M., Vilbaste, Sirje, Vought, Lena B. M., Wang, Chiao-Ping, Webster, Jackson R., Wilson, Paul B., Woelfl, Stefan, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., Yates, Adam G., Yoshimura, Chihiro, Yule, Catherine M., Zhang, Yixin X., and Zwart, Jacob A.

Abstract

River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates, however, are poorly characterized at the global scale. In response, we used a peer-sourced research network and a highly standardized carbon processing assay to conduct a global-scale field experiment in greater than 1000 river and riparian sites. We found that Earth’s biomes have distinct carbon processing signatures. Slow processing is evident across latitudes, whereas rapid rates are restricted to lower latitudes. Both the mean rate and variability decline with latitude, suggesting temperature constraints toward the poles and greater roles for other environmental drivers (e.g., nutrient loading) toward the equator. These results and data set the stage for unprecedented “next-generation biomonitoring” by establishing baselines to help quantify environmental impacts to the functioning of ecosystems at a global scale.

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2019

40. Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

Author

Tiegs, Scott D., primary, Costello, David M., additional, Isken, Mark W., additional, Woodward, Guy, additional, McIntyre, Peter B., additional, Gessner, Mark O., additional, Chauvet, Eric, additional, Griffiths, Natalie A., additional, Flecker, Alex S., additional, Acuña, Vicenç, additional, Albariño, Ricardo, additional, Allen, Daniel C., additional, Alonso, Cecilia, additional, Andino, Patricio, additional, Arango, Clay, additional, Aroviita, Jukka, additional, Barbosa, Marcus V. M., additional, Barmuta, Leon A., additional, Baxter, Colden V., additional, Bell, Thomas D. C., additional, Bellinger, Brent, additional, Boyero, Luz, additional, Brown, Lee E., additional, Bruder, Andreas, additional, Bruesewitz, Denise A., additional, Burdon, Francis J., additional, Callisto, Marcos, additional, Canhoto, Cristina, additional, Capps, Krista A., additional, Castillo, María M., additional, Clapcott, Joanne, additional, Colas, Fanny, additional, Colón-Gaud, Checo, additional, Cornut, Julien, additional, Crespo-Pérez, Verónica, additional, Cross, Wyatt F., additional, Culp, Joseph M., additional, Danger, Michael, additional, Dangles, Olivier, additional, de Eyto, Elvira, additional, Derry, Alison M., additional, Villanueva, Veronica Díaz, additional, Douglas, Michael M., additional, Elosegi, Arturo, additional, Encalada, Andrea C., additional, Entrekin, Sally, additional, Espinosa, Rodrigo, additional, Ethaiya, Diana, additional, Ferreira, Verónica, additional, Ferriol, Carmen, additional, Flanagan, Kyla M., additional, Fleituch, Tadeusz, additional, Follstad Shah, Jennifer J., additional, Frainer, André, additional, Friberg, Nikolai, additional, Frost, Paul C., additional, Garcia, Erica A., additional, García Lago, Liliana, additional, García Soto, Pavel Ernesto, additional, Ghate, Sudeep, additional, Giling, Darren P., additional, Gilmer, Alan, additional, Gonçalves, José Francisco, additional, Gonzales, Rosario Karina, additional, Graça, Manuel A. S., additional, Grace, Mike, additional, Grossart, Hans-Peter, additional, Guérold, François, additional, Gulis, Vlad, additional, Hepp, Luiz U., additional, Higgins, Scott, additional, Hishi, Takuo, additional, Huddart, Joseph, additional, Hudson, John, additional, Imberger, Samantha, additional, Iñiguez-Armijos, Carlos, additional, Iwata, Tomoya, additional, Janetski, David J., additional, Jennings, Eleanor, additional, Kirkwood, Andrea E., additional, Koning, Aaron A., additional, Kosten, Sarian, additional, Kuehn, Kevin A., additional, Laudon, Hjalmar, additional, Leavitt, Peter R., additional, Lemes da Silva, Aurea L., additional, Leroux, Shawn J., additional, LeRoy, Carri J., additional, Lisi, Peter J., additional, MacKenzie, Richard, additional, Marcarelli, Amy M., additional, Masese, Frank O., additional, McKie, Brendan G., additional, Oliveira Medeiros, Adriana, additional, Meissner, Kristian, additional, Miliša, Marko, additional, Mishra, Shailendra, additional, Miyake, Yo, additional, Moerke, Ashley, additional, Mombrikotb, Shorok, additional, Mooney, Rob, additional, Moulton, Tim, additional, Muotka, Timo, additional, Negishi, Junjiro N., additional, Neres-Lima, Vinicius, additional, Nieminen, Mika L., additional, Nimptsch, Jorge, additional, Ondruch, Jakub, additional, Paavola, Riku, additional, Pardo, Isabel, additional, Patrick, Christopher J., additional, Peeters, Edwin T. H. M., additional, Pozo, Jesus, additional, Pringle, Catherine, additional, Prussian, Aaron, additional, Quenta, Estefania, additional, Quesada, Antonio, additional, Reid, Brian, additional, Richardson, John S., additional, Rigosi, Anna, additional, Rincón, José, additional, Rîşnoveanu, Geta, additional, Robinson, Christopher T., additional, Rodríguez-Gallego, Lorena, additional, Royer, Todd V., additional, Rusak, James A., additional, Santamans, Anna C., additional, Selmeczy, Géza B., additional, Simiyu, Gelas, additional, Skuja, Agnija, additional, Smykla, Jerzy, additional, Sridhar, Kandikere R., additional, Sponseller, Ryan, additional, Stoler, Aaron, additional, Swan, Christopher M., additional, Szlag, David, additional, Teixeira-de Mello, Franco, additional, Tonkin, Jonathan D., additional, Uusheimo, Sari, additional, Veach, Allison M., additional, Vilbaste, Sirje, additional, Vought, Lena B. M., additional, Wang, Chiao-Ping, additional, Webster, Jackson R., additional, Wilson, Paul B., additional, Woelfl, Stefan, additional, Xenopoulos, Marguerite A., additional, Yates, Adam G., additional, Yoshimura, Chihiro, additional, Yule, Catherine M., additional, Zhang, Yixin X., additional, and Zwart, Jacob A., additional

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2019
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44. Simultaneous exposure to a pulsed and a prolonged anthropogenic stressor can alter consumer multifunctionality

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Salo, Tiina, Räsänen, Katja, Stamm, Christian, Burdon, Francis J., Seppälä, Otto, Salo, Tiina, Räsänen, Katja, Stamm, Christian, Burdon, Francis J., and Seppälä, Otto

Abstract

Ecosystems face multiple anthropogenic threats globally, and the effects of these environmental stressors range from individual-level organismal responses to altered system functioning. Understanding the combined effects of stressors on process rates mediated by individuals in ecosystems would greatly improve our ability to predict organismal multifunctionality (e.g. multiple consumer-mediated functions). We conducted a laboratory experiment to test direct and indirect, as well as immediate and delayed effects of a heat wave (pulsed stress) and micropollutants (MPs) (prolonged stress) on individual consumers (the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis) and their multifunctionality (i.e. consumption of basal resources, growth, reproduction, nutrient excretion and organic-matter cycling). We found that stressful conditions increased the process rates of multiple functions mediated by individual consumers. Specifically, the artificial heat wave increased process rates in the majority of the quantified functions (either directly or indirectly), whereas exposure to MPs increased consumption of basal resources which led to increases in the release of nutrients and fine particulate organic matter. Moreover, snails exposed to a heat wave showed decreased reproduction and nutrient excretion after the heat-wave, indicating the potential for ecologically relevant delayed effects. Our study indicates that the immediate and delayed effects of stressors on individual organisms may directly and indirectly impact multiple ecosystem functions. In particular, delayed effects of environmental stress on individual consumers may cumulatively impede recovery due to decreased functioning following a perturbation. Reconciling these results with studies incorporating responses at higher levels of biological complexity will enhance our ability to forecast how individual responses upscale to ecosystem multifunctionality.

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2018
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47. Mechanisms of trophic niche compression: Evidence from landscape disturbance.

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Burdon, Francis J., McIntosh, Angus R., Harding, Jon S., and O'Gorman, Eoin

Subjects
*ECOLOGICAL integrity, *INVERTEBRATE communities, *BIOLOGICAL extinction, *FISH communities, *STABLE isotopes, *AQUATIC invertebrates, *HABITAT partitioning (Ecology)
Abstract

Natural and anthropogenic disturbances commonly alter patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, how networks of interacting species respond to these changes remains poorly understood. We described aquatic food webs using invertebrate and fish community composition, functional traits and stable isotopes from twelve agricultural streams along a landscape disturbance gradient.We predicted that excessive deposition of fine inorganic sediment (sedimentation) associated with agricultural activities would negatively influence aquatic trophic diversity (e.g. reduced vertical and horizontal trophic niche breadths). We hypothesized that multiple mechanisms might cause trophic niche 'compression', as indicated by changes in realized trophic roles.Food‐web properties based on consumer stable isotope data (δ13C and δ15N) showed that increasing sediment disturbance was associated with reduced trophic diversity. In particular, the aquatic invertebrate community occupied a smaller area in isotopic niche space along the sedimentation gradient that was best explained by a narrowing of the invertebrate community δ13C range.Decreased niche partitioning, driven by increasing habitat homogeneity, environmental filtering and resource scarcity all seemingly lead to greater trophic equivalency caused by the collapse of the autochthonous food‐web channel. Bayesian mixing‐model analyses supported this contention with invertebrate consumers increasingly reliant on detritus along the sedimentation gradient, and predatory invertebrates relying more on the prey using these basal resources.The narrowing of the fish community δ13C range along the sedimentation gradient contributed to an apparent 'trophic shift' towards terrestrial carbon, further indicating the loss of the autochthonous food‐web channel. On the vertical trophic niche axis, fish became increasingly separated from aquatic invertebrates with an increase in their estimated trophic position. In combination, these responses were most likely mediated through reduced fish densities and a diminished reliance on aquatic prey.Although species losses remain a major threat to ecosystem integrity, the functional roles of biota that persist dictate how food webs and ecosystem functioning respond to environmental change. Sedimentation was associated with nonlinear reductions in trophic diversity which could affect the functioning and stability of aquatic ecosystems. Our study helps explain how multiple mechanisms may radically reshape food‐web properties in response to this type of disturbance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2020
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48. Resilience to heat waves in the aquatic snail Lymnaea stagnalis : Additive and interactive effects with micropollutants

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Salo, Tiina, Stamm, Christian, Burdon, Francis J., Räsänen, Katja, Seppälä, Otto, Salo, Tiina, Stamm, Christian, Burdon, Francis J., Räsänen, Katja, and Seppälä, Otto

Abstract

1. Multiple anthropogenic changes, such as climate change and chemical pollution, threaten the persistence of natural populations. Yet, their potential additive and interactive effects on organismal performance and fitness are poorly understood, thus limiting our ability to predict the effects of the global change. 2. We conducted a laboratory experiment to study the singular and combined effects of experimental heat waves and micropollutants (i.e. low-concentration toxicants; henceforth micropollutants [MPs]) on the freshwater snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. To comprehensively understand physiological and ecological consequences of stress, we studied a broad range of traits from respiration rate to feeding performance and growth. We also determined traits contributing to fitness and immune responses, as these are key traits in determining both organismal fitness and interspecific (e.g. host-parasite) interactions. We tested whether a constant exposure to MPs affects the ability of snails to tolerate heat waves (8days of 23.5 degrees C), and subsequently to recover from them, and whether the effects are immediate or delayed. 3. We found strong immediate additive effects of both stressors on reproduction, while they synergistically increased respiration and antagonistically decreased food consumption. Moreover, these effects were transient. Although the heat wave increased metabolic rates, individuals did not increase their resource uptake. This caused an apparent imbalance in resource levelsa probable cause for the observed trade-off between immune function and reproductive traits (i.e. phenoloxidase-like activity decreased, while reproductive output increased). In addition, exposure to MPs led to a temporarily reduced reproductive output. 4. Our results indicate that even short-term heat waves and low concentrations of chemical pollution can have large, mainly additive impacts on organismal fitness (e.g. altering susceptibility to infections and reproductive output). Thi

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2017
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