A whole-ecosystem experiment reveals flow-induced shifts in a stream community

Experimental stream manipulation in a mountain river system in the tropical Andes initiates a regime shift of benthic cyanobacteria. This whole-ecosystem experiment in conjunction with a global synthesis reveal regime shift tipping points dependent upon freshwater streamflow.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Daniela Rosero-López, M. Todd Walter, Alexander S. Flecker, Bert De Bièvre, Rafael Osorio, Dunia González-Zeas, Sophie Cauvy-Fraunié, Olivier Dangles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03345-5