Disrupting the biodiversity - ecosystem function relationship: response of shredders and leaf breakdown to urbanization in Andean streams
W. Zuniga-Sarango, F. P. Gaona, V. Reyes-Castillo, C. Iniguez-Armijos
The paper examines how urbanization affects shredder diversity and organic matter breakdown in Andean streams, showing a decline in both biodiversity and ecosystem function due to stressors like nutrient enrichment and habitat homogenization.
bioRxiv · Jul 28, 2020Ecology