Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition.

Authors :: Boyero, 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, J. Jesús
Chará-Serna, Ana M.
Ciapała, Szymon
Chauvet, Eric
Source :: Science Advances. 3/24/2021, Vol. 7` Issue 13, p1-7. 7p.
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: The article offers information on how latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition. It mentions that running waters contribute substantially to global carbon fluxes through decomposition of terrestrial plant litter by aquatic microorganisms and detritivores. It discusses the consequences of the latitudinal pattern indicates that loss of plant functional diversity.