Publication: Meta-analysis reveals that vertebrates enhance plant litter decomposition at the global scale
Meta-analysis reveals that vertebrates enhance plant litter decomposition at the global scale
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Tuo, B., García-Palacios, P., Guo, C., Yan, E.-R., Berg, M. P., & Cornelissen, J. H. C. (2024). Meta-analysis reveals that vertebrates enhance plant litter decomposition at the global scale. Nature Ecology and Evolution, online. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02292-6
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Evidence is mounting that vertebrate defaunation greatly impacts global biogeochemical cycling. Yet, there is no comprehensive assessment of the potential vertebrate influence over plant decomposition, despite litter decay being one of the largest global carbon fluxes. We therefore conducted a global meta-analysis to evaluate vertebrate effects on litter mass loss and associated element release across terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Here we show that vertebrates affected litter decomposition by various direct and indirect pathways
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- Tuo, Bin
- García-Palacios, Pablo
- Guo, Chao
- Yan, En-Rong
- Berg, Matty P
- Cornelissen, Johannes H C
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Tuo, B., García-Palacios, P., Guo, C., Yan, E.-R., Berg, M. P., & Cornelissen, J. H. C. (2024). Meta-analysis reveals that vertebrates enhance plant litter decomposition at the global scale. Nature Ecology and Evolution, online. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02292-6
