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.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2022-05-01
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Series: | Communications Biology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03345-5 |