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

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dc.contributor.authorCostello, David
dc.contributor.authorIsken, Mark
dc.contributor.authorWoodward, Guy
dc.contributor.authorChauvet, Eric
dc.contributor.authorFlecker, Alex
dc.contributor.authorAcuna, Vecenc
dc.contributor.authorAlbarino, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorAlonso, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorArango, Clay
dc.contributor.authorAroviita, Jukka
dc.contributor.authorBarmuta, Leon
dc.contributor.authorBell, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorBoyero, Luz
dc.contributor.authorBruder, Andreas
dc.contributor.authorBruesewitz, Denise
dc.contributor.authorCallisto, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorCanhoto, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorCapps, Krista
dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Maria
dc.contributor.authorPatrick, Christopher J.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-11T17:17:21Z
dc.date.available2022-10-11T17:17:21Z
dc.date.issued2019-01-09
dc.description.abstractRiver 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCostello, D. M., Isken, M. W., Woodward, G., Chauvet, E., Flecker, A. S., Acuña, V., Albariño, R., Alonso, C., Arango, C., Aroviita, J., Barmuta, L. A., Bell, T. D. C., Boyero, L., Bruder, A., Bruesewitz, D. A., Callisto, M., Canhoto, C., Capps, K. A., Castillo, M. M., Patrick, C. . . . Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet. (2019). Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones. Science Advances, 5(1), eaav0486-eaav0486. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav0486en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav0486
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.6/94074
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/*
dc.subjectglobal patternsen_US
dc.subjectecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectriver ecosystemsen_US
dc.subjectbiomesen_US
dc.subjectriparian zonesen_US
dc.titleGlobal Patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zonesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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