A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.

Altitude Biodiversity Ecosystem Humans Rivers Tropical Climate

Journal

Science (New York, N.Y.)
ISSN: 1095-9203
Titre abrégé: Science
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0404511

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
13 09 2019
Historique:
entrez: 14 9 2019
pubmed: 14 9 2019
medline: 27 3 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Tropical montane rivers (TMR) are born in tropical mountains, descend through montane forests, and feed major rivers, floodplains, and oceans. They are characterized by rapid temperature clines and varied flow disturbance regimes, both of which promote habitat heterogeneity, high biological diversity and endemism, and distinct organisms' life-history adaptations. Production, transport, and processing of sediments, nutrients, and carbon are key ecosystem processes connecting high-elevation streams with lowland floodplains, in turn influencing soil fertility and biotic productivity downstream. TMR provide key ecosystem services to hundreds of millions of people in tropical nations. In light of existing human-induced disturbances, including climate change, TMR can be used as natural model systems to examine the effects of rapid changes in abiotic drivers and their influence on biodiversity and ecosystem function.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1126/science.aax1682 PMID: 31515386
pubmed: 31515386
pii: 365/6458/1124
doi: 10.1126/science.aax1682
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

1124-1129

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019, American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Auteurs

Andrea C Encalada (AC)

Instituto BIOSFERA, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador. aencalada@usfq.edu.ec.
ORCID: 0000-0003-2497-6086

Alexander S Flecker (AS)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0002-4636-2109

N LeRoy Poff (NL)

Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
Institute for Applied Ecology, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
ORCID: 0000-0002-1390-8742

Esteban Suárez (E)

Instituto BIOSFERA, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador.
ORCID: 0000-0003-0425-8933

Guido A Herrera-R (GA)

Department of Earth and Environment and Institute for Water and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0001-5686-6362

Blanca Ríos-Touma (B)

Facultad de Ingenierías y Ciencias Aplicadas, Ingeniería Ambiental, Grupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud (BIOMAS), Universidad de las Américas, Quito, Ecuador.
ORCID: 0000-0002-3921-0908

Suman Jumani (S)

Soil and Water Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2292-7996

Erin I Larson (EI)

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA.
Department of Environmental Science, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0002-7797-0529

Elizabeth P Anderson (EP)

Department of Earth and Environment and Institute for Water and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
ORCID: 0000-0003-4641-5810

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Classifications MeSH

questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Environnement › Altitude › A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Environnement › Écosystème › Biodiversité › A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Environnement › Écosystème › A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.
questionsmedicales.fr › Eucaryotes › Animaux › Chordés › Vertébrés › Mammifères › Eutheria › Primates › Haplorhini › Catarrhini › Hominidae › Humains › A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Environnement › Eau douce › Rivières › A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.
questionsmedicales.fr › Environnement et santé publique › Environnement › Concepts météorologiques › Atmosphère › Climat › Climat tropical › A global perspective on tropical montane rivers.