Ecological responses to experimental glacier-runoff reduction in alpine rivers

Glacier retreat due to climate change can affect the biodiversity and ecosystem function. Here, Cauvy-Fraunié and colleagues manipulated the flow of tropical glacier-fed stream in the Ecuadorian Andes, and show that benthic fauna community composition requires several months before it can recover to...

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Main Authors: Sophie Cauvy-Fraunié, Patricio Andino, Rodrigo Espinosa, Roger Calvez, Dean Jacobsen, Olivier Dangles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12025