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| DOI | 10.1126/science.aau9565 |
| Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest | |
| Ashton L.A.; Griffiths H.M.; Parr C.L.; Evans T.A.; Didham R.K.; Hasan F.; Teh Y.A.; Tin H.S.; Vairappan C.S.; Eggleton P. | |
| 发表日期 | 2019 |
| ISSN | 0036-8075 |
| 起始页码 | 174 |
| 结束页码 | 177 |
| 卷号 | 363期号:6423 |
| 英文摘要 | Termites perform key ecological functions in tropical ecosystems, are strongly affected by variation in rainfall, and respond negatively to habitat disturbance. However, it is not known how the projected increase in frequency and severity of droughts in tropical rainforests will alter termite communities and the maintenance of ecosystem processes. Using a large-scale termite suppression experiment, we found that termite activity and abundance increased during drought in a Bornean forest. This increase resulted in accelerated litter decomposition, elevated soil moisture, greater soil nutrient heterogeneity, and higher seedling survival rates during the extreme El Niño drought of 2015–2016. Our work shows how an invertebrate group enhances ecosystem resistance to drought, providing evidence that the dual stressors of climate change and anthropogenic shifts in biotic communities will have various negative consequences for the maintenance of rainforest ecosystems. © 2017 The Authors. |
| 英文关键词 | anthropogenic effect; climate change; climate effect; disturbance; drought; ecosystem management; El Nino; experimental study; habitat fragmentation; rainforest; survival; termite; tropical environment; article; climate change; controlled study; drought; human; Isoptera; litter decomposition; nonhuman; nutrient; seedling; soil moisture; survival rate; tropical rain forest; animal; Borneo; El Nino; growth, development and aging; Isoptera; physiology; rain forest; soil; tropic climate; Borneo; Invertebrata; Isoptera; water; Animals; Borneo; Climate Change; Droughts; El Nino-Southern Oscillation; Isoptera; Rainforest; Seedlings; Soil; Tropical Climate; Water |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 来源期刊 | Science
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/242908 |
| 作者单位 | School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom; Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits, South Africa; School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia; CSIRO Health and Biosecurity, Centre for Environment and Life Sciences, Perth, WA, Australia; School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Ashton L.A.,Griffiths H.M.,Parr C.L.,et al. Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest[J],2019,363(6423). |
| APA | Ashton L.A..,Griffiths H.M..,Parr C.L..,Evans T.A..,Didham R.K..,...&Eggleton P..(2019).Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest.Science,363(6423). |
| MLA | Ashton L.A.,et al."Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest".Science 363.6423(2019). |
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