Functional diversity of shredders, not species richness, drives the decomposition rate of leaf litter in ponds

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1286672/full
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Frontiers | Functional diversity of shredders, not species richness, drives the decomposition rate of leaf litter in ponds

Leaf litter decomposition is a critical ecosystem-level process in many freshwater habitats. Although ponds are likely to derive a large proportion of their ...

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