🍂Leaves don’t just fall into rivers—they go on a journey!
The #drying of rivers & shifts in #land-use alter in which conditions leaves can enter streams & thus affect their decomposition.
Amazing study led by Margot Jans. Check it out!
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Changes in Leaf‐Litter Chemistry and Microbial Communities Drive Leaf‐Litter Decomposition Across River Terrestrial–Aquatic Habitats
River networks are meta-ecosystems in which resources, such as leaf-litter, and their consumers are exchanged across riparian and instream ecosystems. Consumers and leaf-litter quality and decompo...