@article{fdi:010079373,
  title = {{E}xtreme rainfall events alter the trophic structure in bromeliad tanks across the {N}eotropics},
  author = {{R}omero, {G}. {Q}. and {M}arino, {N}. {A}. {C}. and {M}ac{D}onald, {A}. {A}. {M}. and {C}ereghino, {R}. and {T}rzcinski, {M}. {K}. and {M}ercado, {D}. {A}. and {L}eroy, {C}{\'e}line and {C}orbara, {B}. and {F}arjalla, {V}. {F}. and {B}arberis, {I}. {M}. and {D}ezerald, {O}. and {H}ammill, {E}. and {A}twood, {T}. {B}. and {P}iccoli, {G}. {C}. {O}. and {B}autista, {F}. {O}. and {C}arrias, {J}. {F}. and {L}eal, {J}. {S}. and {M}ontero, {G}. and {A}ntiqueira, {P}. {A}. {P}. and {F}reire, {R}. and {R}ealpe, {E}. and {A}mundrud, {S}. {L}. and de {O}mena, {P}. {M}. and {C}ampos, {A}. {B}. {A}. and {K}ratina, {P}. and {O}'{G}orman, {E}. {J}. and {S}rivastava, {D}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}hanges in global and regional precipitation regimes are among the most pervasive components of climate change. {I}ntensification of rainfall cycles, ranging from frequent downpours to severe droughts, could cause widespread, but largely unknown, alterations to trophic structure and ecosystem function. {W}e conducted multi-site coordinated experiments to show how variation in the quantity and evenness of rainfall modulates trophic structure in 210 natural freshwater microcosms (tank bromeliads) across {C}entral and {S}outh {A}merica (18 degrees {N} to 29 degrees {S}). {T}he biomass of smaller organisms (detritivores) was higher under more stable hydrological conditions. {C}onversely, the biomass of predators was highest when rainfall was uneven, resulting in top-heavy biomass pyramids. {T}hese results illustrate how extremes of precipitation, resulting in localized droughts or flooding, can erode the base of freshwater food webs, with negative implications for the stability of trophic dynamics. {T}he amount and frequency of rainfall structures aquatic food webs. {H}ere the authors show that in tropical tank bromeliads, lower trophic levels are more abundant in stable rainfall conditions, while biomass pyramids are inverted in conditions with periodic droughts.},
  keywords = {{AMERIQUE} {DU} {SUD} ; {AMERIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {ARGENTINE} ; {CARDOSO} {ILE} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {COSTA} {RICA} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {PORTO} {RICO} ; {BRESIL} ; {MACAE} ; {CARDOSO} {ILE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {C}ommunications},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {[8 p.]},
  ISSN = {2041-1723},
  year = {2020},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41467-020-17036-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079373},
}