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Scott D. Tiegs, Oakland UniversityFollow
David M. Costello, Kent State UniversityFollow
Mark W. Isken, Oakland UniversityFollow
Guy Woodward, Imperial College LondonFollow
Peter B. McIntyre, Cornell UniversityFollow
Mark O. Gessner, Berlin Institute of TechnologyFollow
Eric Chauvet, Université de ToulouseFollow
Natalie A. Griffiths, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFollow
Alex S. Flecker, Cornell UniversityFollow
Vicenç Acuña, Catalan Institute for Water ResearchFollow
Ricardo Albariño, Universidad Nacional Comahue
Daniel C. Allen, University of OklahomaFollow
Cecilia Alonso, University Center of the Eastern RegionFollow
Patricio Andino, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Clay Arango, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Jukka Aroviita, Finnish Environment Institute
Marcus V.M. Barbosa, Federal University of Tocantins
Leon A. Barmuta, University of TasmaniaFollow
Denise A. Bruesewitz, Colby College
Francis J. Burdon, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyFollow
Marcos Callisto, Universidade Federal de Minais GeraisFollow
Cristina Canhoto, University of Coimbra
Krista A. Capps, University of GeorgiaFollow
Maria M. Castillo, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
Joanne Clapcott, Cawthron Institute
Fanny Colas, Irstea
Checo Checo Colón-Gaud, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Julien Cornut, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Verónica Crespo-Pérez, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Wyatt F. Cross, Montana State UniversityFollow
Joseph M. Culp, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFollow
Michael Danger, University of LorraineFollow
Olivier Dangles, Université de MontpellierFollow
Elvira de Eyto, Marine Institute, Newport, Ireland
Alison M. Derry, Université du Québec à MontréalFollow
Veronica Díaz Villanueva, INIBIOMA-CONICET
Michael M. Douglas, University of Western Australia
Arturo Elosegi, University of the Basque CountryFollow
Andrea C. Encalada, Universidad San Francisco de QuitoFollow
Sally Entrekin, Virginia TechFollow
Rodrigo Espinosa, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
Diana Ethaiya, Oakland University
Verónica Ferreira, University of CoimbraFollow
Carmen Ferriol, University of ValenciaFollow
Kyla M. Flanagan, University of CalgaryFollow
Tadeusz Fleituch, Polish Academy of Sciences
Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, University of UtahFollow
André Frainer, UiT The Arctic University of NorwayFollow
Nikolai Friberg, Norsk Institutt for VannforskningFollow
Paul C. Frost, Trent UniversityFollow
Erica A. Garcia, Charles Darwin UniversityFollow
Liliana García Lago, University of Vigo
Pavel Ernesto García Soto, University of San Carlos of GuatemalaFollow
Sudeep Ghate, Mangalore University
Darren P. Giling, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
Alan Gilmer, Dublin Institute of TechnologyFollow
José Franciso Gonçalves Jr., University of Brazil
Rosario Karina Gonzales, University of San Andrés
Manuel A.S. Graça, University of CoimbraFollow
Mike Grace, Monash University
Hans-Peter Grossart, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)Follow
François Guérold, Université de Lorraine
Vlad Gulis, Coastal Carolina UniversityFollow
Luiz U. Hepp, Regional Integrated University of Upper Uruguay and Missions
Scott Higgins, IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc., Winnipeg, Canada
Takuo Hishi, Kyushu University
Joseph Huddart, Imperial College London
John Hudson, Aquatics Alaska
Samantha Imberger, The University of MelbourneFollow
Carlos Iñiguez-Armijos, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Tomoya Iwata, University of YamanashiFollow
David J. Janetski, Indiana University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Eleanor Jennings, Dundalk Institute of Technology
Andrea E. Kirkwood, University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyFollow
Aaron A. Koning, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFollow
Sarian Kosten, Radboud University NijmegenFollow
Kevin A. Kuehn, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Hjalmar Laudon, Swedish University of Agricultural SciencesFollow
Peter R. Leavitt, University of ReginaFollow
Aurea L. Lemes da Silva, Federal University of Santa Catarina
Shawn G. Leroux, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Carri J. LeRoy, The Evergreen State CollegeFollow
Peter J. Lisi, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFollow
Richard MacKenzie, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research StationFollow
Amy M. Marcarelli, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Frank O. Masese, University of Eldoret
Brendan G. McKie, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Adriana Oliveira Medeiros, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Kristian Meissner, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Marko Miliša, University of ZagrebFollow
Shailendra Mishra, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)Follow
Yo Miyake, Ehime UniversityFollow
Ashley Moerke, Lake Superior State University
Shorok Mombrikotb, Imperial College LondonFollow
Rob Mooney, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFollow
Tim Moulton, Rio de Janeiro State University
Timo Muotka, University of OuluFollow
Junjiro N. Negishi, Hokkaido University
Vinicius Neres-Lima, Rio de Janeiro State University
Mika L. Nieminen, Hokkaido University
Jorge Nimptsch, Universidad Austral de ChileFollow
Jakub Ondruch, Masaryk UniversityFollow
Riku Paavola, University of Oulu
Isabel Pardo, University of Vigo
Christopher J. Patrick, Texas A&M University–Corpus ChristiFollow
Edwin T.H.M. Peeters, Wageningen University
Jesus Pozo, University of the Basque Country
Catherine Pringle, University of GeorgiaFollow
Aaron Prussian, Tongass National Forest
Estefania Quenta, University of San Andrés
Antonio Quesada, Autonomous University of MadridFollow
Brian Reid, Centro de Investigacion en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia
John S. Richardson, University of British ColumbiaFollow
Anna Rigosi, University of AdelaideFollow
José Rincón, Universidad del Zulia
Geta Rîșnoveanu, University of BucharestFollow
Christopher T. Robinson, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyFollow
Lorena Rodríguez-Gallego, Centro Universitario Regional del Este
Todd V. Royer, Indiana University - BloomingtonFollow
James A. Rusak, Ontario Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Anna C. Santamans, University of Valencia
Géza B. Selmeczy, University of Pannonia
Gelas Simiyu, University of Eldoret
Agnija Skuja, University of Latvia
Jerzy Smykla, Polish Academy of Sciences
Kandikere R. Sridhar, Mangalore UniversityFollow
Ryan Sponseller, Umeå UniversityFollow
Aaron Stoler, Stockton University
Christopher M. Swan, University of Maryland Baltimore CountyFollow
David Szlag, Oakland UniversityFollow
Franco Teixera-de Mello, Universidad de la República de Uruguay
Jonathan D. Tonkin, University of CanterburyFollow
Sari Uusheimo, University of Helsinki
Allison M. Veach, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sirje Vilbaste, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Lena B.M. Vought, Kristianstad University
Chiao-Ping Wang, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute
Jackon R. Webster, Virginia TechFollow
Paul B. Wilson, East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Stefan Woelfl, Universidad Austral de ChileFollow
Marguerite A. Xenopolous, Trent UniversityFollow
Adam G. Yates, Western University and Canadian Rivers InstituteFollow
Chihiro Yoshimura, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Catherine M. Yule, University of the Sunshine CoastFollow
Yixin X. Zhang, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Jacob A. Zwart, University of Notre Dame

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2-2019

Department

Biological Sciences

School

Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences

Abstract

River 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.

Publication Title

Science Advances

Volume

5

Issue

1

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