Teatime in the Serengeti: macrodetritivores sustain recalcitrant plant litter decomposition across human-modified tropical savannahs

Anders Sundsdal; Bente J. Graae; James D. M. Speed; John Bukombe; Philipo Jacob Mtweve; Marit K. Arneberg; Vilde L. Haukenes; Ragnhild T. Grevskott; Stuart W. Smith

doi:10.1007/s11104-020-04704-z

Teatime in the Serengeti: macrodetritivores sustain recalcitrant plant litter decomposition across human-modified tropical savannahs

Anders Sundsdal
, Bente J. Graae
, James D. M. Speed
, John Bukombe
, Philipo Jacob Mtweve
, Marit K. Arneberg
, Vilde L. Haukenes
, Ragnhild T. Grevskott
, Stuart W. Smith

School of Applied Sciences

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Abstract

Intensification of savannah land-use is predicted to negatively influence soil biodiversity and functioning such as litter decomposition by detritivores. Loss of macrodetritivores, particularly termites, may be problematic in drier savannahs due to the capacity of macrodetritivores to sustain litter decomposition. Here we investigate how human land-use and spatiotemporal rainfall influence the contribution of macrodetritivores to plant litter decomposition.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	241-258
Number of pages	18
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume	456
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-020-04704-z
Publication status	Published - 17 Sept 2020

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Funding: Open Access funding provided by NTNU Norwegian
University of Science and Technology (incl St. Olavs Hospital -
Trondheim University Hospital).

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Teatime in the Serengeti: macrodetritivores sustain recalcitrant plant litter decomposition across human-modified tropical savannahs

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