Conversion of tropical forests to agriculture alters the accrual, stoichiometry, nutrient limitation, and taxonomic composition of stream periphyton

• Published in: International review of hydrobiology. Vol. 104; no. 5-6; pp. 116 - 126
• Main Authors: Tromboni, Flavia, Lourenço‐Amorim, Christine, Neres‐Lima, Vinicius, Thomas, Steven A., Silva‐Araújo, Monalisa, Feijó‐Lima, Rafael, Silva‐Júnior, Eduardo F., Heatherly, Thomas, Moulton, Timothy P., Zandonà, Eugenia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2019
• Subjects: Agriculture; Algae; Availability; Biological properties; Biomass; Chlorophyll; Chlorophyll a; Communities; Community composition; Community structure; Conversion; Deforestation; food web; Forests; Hydrology; Land use; Light; Mineral nutrients; Nitrogen; Nutrient concentrations; Nutrients; Organic chemistry; Periphyton; Phosphorus; Plant cover; Rainforests; Ratios; Riparian land; Rivers; Stocks; Stoichiometry; Streams; streams health; Tropical climate; Tropical forests; tropical rainforest; Atlantic Forest

The conversion of forests to agriculture in tropical areas profoundly changes adjacent streams by modifying hydrological conditions, altering light regimes, and increasing nutrient concentrations. In this study, we used an integrative approach to examine how transformations of intact forests affecte...