Authors

David M. Costello, Kent State UniversityFollow
Scott D. Tiegs, Oakland UniversityFollow
Luz Boyero, University of the Basque Country
Cristina Coimbra, University of Coimbra
Krista Capps, University of GeorgiaFollow
Michael Danger, University of LorraineFollow
Paul C. Frost, Trent UniversityFollow
Mark O. Gessner, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland FisheriesFollow
Natalie A. Griffiths, Oak Ridge National LaboratoryFollow
Halvor M. Halvorson, University of Central ArkansasFollow
Kevin A. Kuehn, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Amy M. Marcarelli, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow
Todd V. Royer, Indiana UniversityFollow
Devan M. Mathie, Kent State University
Ricardo J. Albariño, Universidad Nacional Comahue
Clay Arango, Central Washington UniversityFollow
Jukka Aroviita, Finnish Environment Institute
Colden V. Baxter, Idaho State University
Brent J. Bellinger, Watershed Protection Department, City of Austin
Andreas Bruder, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Francis J. Burdon, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyFollow
Marcos Callisto, Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisFollow
Antonio Camacho, University of Valencia
Fanny Colas, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Julien Cornut, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
Verónica Crespo-Pérez, Zoology Museum QCAZ-I
Wyatt F. Cross, Montana State UniversityFollow
Alison M. Derry, Université du Québec à MontréalFollow
Michael M. Douglas, University of West Australia
Arturo Elosegi, University of the Basque CountryFollow
Elvira de Eyto, Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland
Verónica Ferreira, University of CoimbraFollow
Carmen Ferriol, University of ValenciaFollow
Tadeusz Fleituch, Polish Academy of Sciences
Jennifer J. Follstad Shah, University of UtahFollow
André Frainer, UiT The Arctic University of NorwayFollow
Erica A. Garcia, Charles Darwin UniversityFollow
Liliana García, University of Vigo
Pavel García, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Darren P. Giling, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
R. Karina Gonzales-Pomar, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Manuel A.S. Graça, University of CoimbraFollow
Hans-Peter Grossart, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)Follow
François Guérold, University of Lorraine
Luiz U. Hepp, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul
Scott N. Higgins, International Institute for Sustainable Development
Takuo Hishi, Kyushu University
Carlos Iñiguez-Armijos, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja
Tomoya Iwata, University of YamanashiFollow
Andrea E. Kirkwood, University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyFollow
Aaron A. Koning, University of NevadaFollow
Sarian Kosten, Radboud University NijmegenFollow
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 LeRoy, The Evergreen State CollegeFollow
Peter J. Lisi, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFollow
Frank O. Masese, University of Eldoret
Peter B. McIntyre, Cornell UniversityFollow
Brendan G. McKie, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Adriana O. Medeiros, Federal University of Bahia
Marko Miliša, University of ZagrebFollow
Yo Miyake, Ehime UniversityFollow
Robert Mooney, University of Wisconsin-MadisonFollow
Tim Moulton, University of OuluFollow
Jorge Nimptsch, Universidad Austral de ChileFollow
Riku Paavola, University of Oulu
Isabel Pardo, University of Vigo
Ivan Y. Parnikova, National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
Christopher J. Patrick, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow
Edwin T.H.M. Peeters, Wageningen University
Jesus Pozo, University of the Basque Country
Brian Reid, Centro de Investigacion en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia
John S. Richardson, University of British ColumbiaFollow
José Rincón, Universidad del Zulia
Geta Risnoveanu, University of Bucharest
Christopher T. Robinson, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and TechnologyFollow
Anna C. Santamans, University of Valencia
Gelas Simiyu, University of Eldoret
Agnija Skuja, University of Latvia
Jerzy Smykla, Polish Academy of Sciences
Ryan Sponseller, Umeå UniversityFollow
Franco Texeira-de Mello, Universidad de La República
Sirje Vilbaste, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Verónica D. Villanueva, INIBIOMA, Universidad Nacional Comahue (CONICET)
J. R. Webster, Virginia TechFollow
Stefan Woelfl, Universidad Austral de ChileFollow
Marguerite A. Xenopolous, Trent University
Adam Yates, University of WaterlooFollow
Catherine M. Yule, University of the Sunshine CoastFollow
Yixin Zhang, Soochow University
Jacob A. Zwart, U.S. Geological Survey Integrated Information Dissemination Division

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2022

Department

Biological Sciences

School

Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences

Abstract

Microbes play a critical role in plant litter decomposition and influence the fate of carbon in rivers and riparian zones. When decomposing low-nutrient plant litter, microbes acquire nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from the environment (i.e., nutrient immobilization), and this process is potentially sensitive to nutrient loading and changing climate. Nonetheless, environmental controls on immobilization are poorly understood because rates are also influenced by plant litter chemistry, which is coupled to the same environmental factors. Here we used a standardized, low-nutrient organic matter substrate (cotton strips) to quantify nutrient immobilization at 100 paired stream and riparian sites representing 11 biomes worldwide. Immobilization rates varied by three orders of magnitude, were greater in rivers than riparian zones, and were strongly correlated to decomposition rates. In rivers, P immobilization rates were controlled by surface water phosphate concentrations, but N immobilization rates were not related to inorganic N. The N:P of immobilized nutrients was tightly constrained to a molar ratio of 10:1 despite wide variation in surface water N:P. Immobilization rates were temperature-dependent in riparian zones but not related to temperature in rivers. However, in rivers nutrient supply ultimately controlled whether microbes could achieve the maximum expected decomposition rate at a given temperature.

Comments

David M. Costello et al, 2022, Global Patterns and Controls of Nutrient Immobilization on Decomposing Cellulose in Riverine Ecosystems, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 36, Citation number, 10.1029/2021gb007163. To view the published open abstract, go to https://doi.org/10.1029/2021gb007163.

Publication Title

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volume

3

Issue

3

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