Revisiting the fates of dead leaves that fall into streams

JC Marks - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
As terrestrial leaf litter decomposes in rivers, its constituent elements follow multiple
pathways. Carbon leached as dissolved organic matter can be quickly taken up by …

Litter quality and stream physicochemical properties drive global invertebrate effects on instream litter decomposition

K Yue, P De Frenne, K Van Meerbeek… - Biological …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 …

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

SD Tiegs, DM Costello, MW Isken, G Woodward… - Science …, 2019‏ - science.org
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 …

Leaf litter traits predominantly control litter decomposition in streams worldwide

M Zhang, X Cheng, Q Geng, Z Shi… - Global Ecology and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim Leaf litter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems is a vital process linking ecosystem
nutrient cycling, energy transfer and trophic interactions. In comparison to terrestrial …

Continental-scale decrease in net primary productivity in streams due to climate warming

C Song, WK Dodds, J Rüegg, A Argerich, CL Baker… - Nature …, 2018‏ - nature.com
Streams play a key role in the global carbon cycle. The balance between carbon intake
through photosynthesis and carbon release via respiration influences carbon emissions …

Climate warming enhances microbial network complexity by increasing bacterial diversity and fungal interaction strength in litter decomposition

G Liu, J Sun, P **e, C Guo, K Zhu, K Tian - Science of the Total Environment, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Microbial communities are important drivers of plant litter decomposition; however, the
mechanisms of microbial co-occurrence networks and their network interaction dynamics in …

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

FJ Burdon, Y Bai, M Reyes, M Tamminen… - Global change …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Multiple anthropogenic drivers are changing ecosystems globally, with a disproportionate
and intensifying impact on freshwater habitats. A major impact of urbanization are inputs …

The freshwater biome gradient framework: predicting macroscale properties based on latitude, altitude, and precipitation

WK Dodds, L Bruckerhoff, D Batzer, A Schechner… - …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding global ecological patterns and processes, from biogeochemical to
biogeographical, requires broad‐scale macrosystems context for comparing and contrasting …

Human activities shape global patterns of decomposition rates in rivers

SD Tiegs, KA Capps, DM Costello, JP Schmidt… - Science, 2024‏ - science.org
Rivers and streams contribute to global carbon cycling by decomposing immense quantities
of terrestrial plant matter. However, decomposition rates are highly variable and large-scale …

The impact of tropical land-use change on downstream riverine and estuarine water properties and biogeochemical cycles: a review

Y Tanaka, E Minggat, W Roseli - Ecological Processes, 2021‏ - Springer
Tropical primary forests have been disappearing quickly to make use of the land for
commercial purposes. Land-use change has an impact on downstream aquatic processes …