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DOI | 10.1126/science.aau9565 |
Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest | |
Ashton, L. A.1,2,3; Griffiths, H. M.4; Parr, C. L.4,5,6; Evans, T. A.7; Didham, R. K.7,8; Hasan, F.2; Teh, Y. A.9; Tin, H. S.10; Vairappan, C. S.10; Eggleton, P.2 | |
发表日期 | 2019 |
ISSN | 0036-8075 |
EISSN | 1095-9203 |
卷号 | 363期号:6423页码:174-177 |
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 Nino 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. |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
来源期刊 | SCIENCE |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/92021 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Hong Kong, Sch Biol Sci, Hong Kong, Peoples R China; 2.Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London, England; 3.Griffith Univ, Environm Futures Res Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; 4.Univ Liverpool, Sch Environm Sci, Liverpool, Merseyside, England; 5.Univ Pretoria, Dept Zool & Entomol, Pretoria, South Africa; 6.Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Anim Plant & Environm Sci, Johannesburg, South Africa; 7.Univ Western Australia, Sch Biol Sci, Perth, WA, Australia; 8.Ctr Environm & Life Sci, CSIRO Hlth & Biosecur, Perth, WA, Australia; 9.Univ Aberdeen, Sch Biol Sci, Aberdeen, Scotland; 10.Univ 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):174-177. |
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),174-177. |
MLA | Ashton, L. A.,et al."Termites mitigate the effects of drought in tropical rainforest".SCIENCE 363.6423(2019):174-177. |
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