Reviewing the role of plant litter inputs to forested wetland ecosystems: leafing through the literature

Leaf litter traits drive community structure and functioning in a natural aquatic microcosm

(2018) Gustavo H. Migliorini et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Amphibian-mediated nutrient fluxes across aquatic-terrestrial boundaries of temporary wetlands

(2018) Kelley A. Fritz et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Interaction between invasive plant leaf litter and NaCl on two model amphibians

(2018) Devin G. DiGiacopo et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Apparent Maladaptive Oviposition Site Choice of Cope's Gray Treefrogs (Hyla chrysoscelis) When Offered an Array of Pond Conditions

(2018) Caleb E. Dodd et al.   COPEIA

Effects of a common insecticide on wetland communities with varying quality of leaf litter inputs

(2017) A.B. Stoler et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

How important are terrestrial organic carbon inputs for secondary production in freshwater ecosystems?

(2017) Michael T. Brett et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Global synthesis of the temperature sensitivity of leaf litter breakdown in streams and rivers

(2017) Jennifer J. Follstad Shah et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Detritus Quality Produces Species-Specific Tadpole Growth and Survivorship Responses in Experimental Wetlands

(2017) Kyle Barrett et al.   JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Leaf litter mediates the negative effect of road salt on forested wetland communities

(2017) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   Freshwater Science

Leaf litter mediates the negative effect of road salt on forested wetland communities

(2017) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   Freshwater Science

Leaf Litter Inhibits Growth of an Amphibian Fungal Pathogen

(2016) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   EcoHealth

Litter chemistry and chemical diversity drive ecosystem processes in forest ponds

(2016) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   ECOLOGY

Predicting nutrient excretion of aquatic animals with metabolic ecology and ecological stoichiometry: a global synthesis

(2016) Michael J. Vanni et al.   ECOLOGY

Reconciling the role of terrestrial leaves in pond food webs: a whole-ecosystem experiment

(2016) Meredith A. Holgerson et al.   ECOLOGY

Impacts of multiple stressors on ecosystem function: Leaf decomposition in constructed urban wetlands

(2016) Teresa J. Mackintosh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Long-term responses of leaf litter decomposition to temperature, litter quality and litter mixing in plateau wetlands

(2016) Guodong Liu et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Bottom-up and trait-mediated effects of resource quality on amphibian parasitism

(2016) Jeffrey P. Stephens et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Effects of multiple but low pesticide loads on aquatic fungal communities colonizing leaf litter

(2016) Anne Talk et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Large contribution to inland water CO2 and CH4 emissions from very small ponds

(2016) Meredith A. Holgerson et al.   Nature Geoscience

Ontogenetic changes in sensitivity to nutrient limitation of tadpole growth

(2016) Jeffrey P. Stephens et al.   OECOLOGIA

Detritus Quality and Locality Determines Survival and Mass, but Not Export, of Wood Frogs at Metamorphosis

(2016) Joseph R. Milanovich et al.   PLoS One

Saving freshwater from salts

(2016) M. Canedo-Arguelles et al.   SCIENCE

Top predator absence enhances leaf breakdown in an intermittent stream

(2016) Pablo Rodríguez-Lozano et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of Litter Evenness, Nitrogen Enrichment and Temperature on Short-Term Litter Decomposition in Freshwater Marshes of Northeast China

(2016) Xin-Hou Zhang et al.   WETLANDS

Differential consumption and assimilation of leaf litter by wetland herbivores: alternative pathways for decomposition and trophic transfer

(2016) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   Freshwater Science

Differential consumption and assimilation of leaf litter by wetland herbivores: alternative pathways for decomposition and trophic transfer

(2016) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   Freshwater Science

Experimental evidence that subsidy quality affects the temporal variability of recipient zooplankton communities

(2015) Pamela Geddes   AQUATIC SCIENCES

Drivers of carbon dioxide and methane supersaturation in small, temporary ponds

(2015) Meredith A. Holgerson   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

Ecological stoichiometry quantitatively predicts responses of tadpoles to a food quality gradient

(2015) Jeffrey .P Stephens et al.   ECOLOGY

Leaf litter resource quality induces morphological changes in wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) metamorphs

(2015) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   OECOLOGIA

Autumn leaf subsidies influence spring dynamics of freshwater plankton communities

(2015) Samuel B. Fey et al.   OECOLOGIA

Leaf litter species identity alters the structure of pond communities

(2015) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   OIKOS

The influence of urbanisation on macroinvertebrate biodiversity in constructed stormwater wetlands

(2015) Teresa J. Mackintosh et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Terrestrial Habitat Quality Impacts Macroinvertebrate Diversity in Temporary Wetlands

(2015) Michael A. Plenzler et al.   WETLANDS

Clover root exudate produces male-biased sex ratios and accelerates male metamorphic timing in wood frogs

(2015) Max R. Lambert   Royal Society Open Science

Carry-Over Effects in Nature: Effects of Canopy Cover and Individual Pond on Size, Shape, and Locomotor Performance of Metamorphosing Wood Frogs

(2014) Matthew W. Boes et al.   COPEIA

Resource subsidy flows across freshwater-terrestrial boundaries and influence on processes linking adjacent ecosystems

(2014) John S. Richardson et al.   Ecohydrology

Effects of animal movement strategies and costs on the distribution of active subsidies across simple landscapes

(2014) Julia E. Earl et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Biogeochemical Hotspots in Forested Landscapes: The Role of Vernal Pools in Denitrification and Organic Matter Processing

(2014) Krista A. Capps et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Modelling nutrient transport and transformation by pool-breeding amphibians in forested landscapes using a 21-year dataset

(2014) Krista A. Capps et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Rethinking phenotypic plasticity and its consequences for individuals, populations and species

(2014) A Forsman   HEREDITY

Community-weighted mean functional effect traits determine larval amphibian responses to litter mixtures

(2014) J. S. Cohen et al.   OECOLOGIA

Litter identity mediates predator impacts on the functioning of an aquatic detritus-based food web

(2014) Jérémy Jabiol et al.   OECOLOGIA

Effects of subsidy quality on reciprocal subsidies: how leaf litter species changes frog biomass export

(2014) Julia E. Earl et al.   OECOLOGIA

Effects of plant litter diversity, species, origin and traits on larval toad performance

(2014) Laura J. Martin et al.   OIKOS

Intermittent Pool Beds Are Permanent Cyclic Habitats with Distinct Wet, Moist and Dry Phases

(2014) Anthony I. Dell et al.   PLoS One

Leaves and litterbugs: how litter quality affects amphipod life-history and sexually selected traits

(2014) Rickey D. Cothran et al.   Freshwater Science

How hydroperiod and species richness affect the balance of resource flows across aquatic-terrestrial habitats

(2013) Tiffany A. Schriever et al.   AQUATIC SCIENCES

Leaf litter variation influences invasion dynamics in the invasive wetland grass Phalaris arundinacea

(2013) Matthew A. Kaproth et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Leaf litter quality induces morphological and developmental changes in larval amphibians

(2013) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   ECOLOGY

Benthic algae stimulate leaf litter decomposition in detritus-based headwater streams: a case of aquatic priming effect?

(2013) Michael Danger et al.   ECOLOGY

Cross-tolerance in amphibians: Wood frog mortality when exposed to three insecticides with a common mode of action

(2013) Jessica Hua et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Anthropogenic changes to leaf litter input affect the fitness of a larval amphibian

(2013) Jeffrey P. Stephens et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Intraspecific variation overrides origin effects in impacts of litter-derived secondary compounds on larval amphibians

(2013) Laura J. Martin et al.   OECOLOGIA

Do climate and soil influence phenotypic variability in leaf litter, microbial decomposition and shredder consumption?

(2013) M. A. S. Graça et al.   OECOLOGIA

Linking the evolution of habitat choice to ecosystem functioning: direct and indirect effects of pond-reproducing fire salamanders on aquatic-terrestrial subsidies

(2013) Timm Reinhardt et al.   OECOLOGIA

Bottom-up meets top-down: leaf litter inputs influence predator–prey interactions in wetlands

(2013) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   OECOLOGIA

Eco-evolutionary litter feedback as a driver of exotic plant invasion

(2013) Maarten B. Eppinga et al.   PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS

Subsidy quantity and recipient community structure mediate plankton responses to autumn leaf drop

(2013) Kathryn L. Cottingham et al.   Ecosphere

Potential influence of plant chemicals on infectivity of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

(2012) EW Davidson et al.   DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS

Thermal sensitivity predicts the establishment success of nonnative species in a mesocosm warming experiment

(2012) Samuel B. Fey et al.   ECOLOGY

Effects of leachate from tree leaves and grass litter on tadpoles

(2012) Julia E. Earl et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Impact of an insecticide changes with amount of leaf litter input: Implications for amphibian populations

(2012) Michelle D. Boone et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Herbiciding Phragmites australis: effects on litter decomposition, microbial biomass, and macroinvertebrate communities

(2012) Emmalisa Kennedy et al.   Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Effects of simulated short-term road salt exposure on lotic periphyton function

(2012) Leah J. Cook et al.   JOURNAL OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

Quantity Counts: Amount of Litter Determines Tadpole Performance in Experimental Microcosms

(2012) Jillian S. Cohen et al.   JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY

Reciprocal subsidies in ponds: does leaf input increase frog biomass export?

(2012) Julia E. Earl et al.   OECOLOGIA

Fluxes of terrestrial and aquatic carbon by emergent mosquitoes: a test of controls and implications for cross-ecosystem linkages

(2012) Johanna M. Kraus et al.   OECOLOGIA

Predator/Prey-Interactions Promote Decomposition of Low-Quality Detritus

(2012) Christine Ewers et al.   WETLANDS

Mechanisms of dominance by the invasive hybrid cattail Typha × glauca

(2011) Daniel J. Larkin et al.   BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Salmon carcasses alter leaf litter species diversity effects on in-stream decomposition

(2011) Welles D. Bretherton et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Leaf litter leachates have the potential to increase lifespan, body size, and offspring numbers in a clone of Moina macrocopa

(2011) Sylva Hofmann et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Environmental gradients and the structure of freshwater snail communities

(2011) Jason T. Hoverman et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Traits, not origin, explain impacts of plants on larval amphibians

(2011) Jillian S. Cohen et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Lake to land subsidies: Experimental addition of aquatic insects increases terrestrial arthropod densities

(2011) David Hoekman et al.   ECOLOGY

Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns

(2011) Luz Boyero et al.   ECOLOGY

Quantity and quality: unifying food web and ecosystem perspectives on the role of resource subsidies in freshwaters

(2011) Amy M. Marcarelli et al.   ECOLOGY

The influence of leaf litter on zooplankton in floodplain wetlands: changes resulting from river regulation

(2011) SUSANNE C. WATKINS et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Biomass export of salamanders and anurans from ponds is affected differentially by changes in canopy cover

(2011) JULIA E. EARL et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Warming, eutrophication, and predator loss amplify subsidies between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

(2011) Hamish S. Greig et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

(2011) Luz Boyero et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Red maple dominance enhances fungal and shredder growth and litter processing in temporary ponds

(2011) Andrew S. Mehring et al.   LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Autochthonic and allochthonic plant detritus as zoobenthos habitat in anthropogenic woodland ponds

(2011) Aneta Spyra   OCEANOLOGICAL AND HYDROBIOLOGICAL STUDIES

Effects of pesticide toxicity, salinity and other environmental variables on selected ecosystem functions in streams and the relevance for ecosystem services

(2011) Ralf B. Schäfer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecosystem service provision by stormwater wetlands and ponds – A means for evaluation?

(2011) Trisha L.C. Moore et al.   WATER RESEARCH

Decomposition Trends of Five Plant Litter Types in Mitigated and Reference Wetlands in West Virginia, USA

(2011) R. Tristan Gingerich et al.   WETLANDS

Litter decomposition in created and reference wetlands in West Virginia, USA

(2011) R. Tristan Gingerich et al.   WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Contrasting effects of environmental factors during larval stage on morphological plasticity in post-metamorphic frogs

(2010) M Tejedo et al.   CLIMATE RESEARCH

A user's guide to functional diversity indices

(2010) D. Schleuter et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

A distance-based framework for measuring functional diversity from multiple traits

(2010) Etienne Laliberté et al.   ECOLOGY

Does detritus quality predict the effect of native and non-native plants on the performance of larval amphibians?

(2010) John C. MAERZ et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Aqueous leaf extracts display endocrine activities in vitro and disrupt sexual differentiation of male Xenopus laevis tadpoles in vivo

(2010) Björn Hermelink et al.   GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

Spatial and temporal variation in invertebrate consumer diets in forested and herbaceous wetlands

(2010) Alani N. Taylor et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Effects of Water Color and Chemical Compounds on the Oviposition Behavior of Gravid Culex pipiens pallens Females under Laboratory Conditions

(2010) Jing Li et al.  

You can’t run but you can hide: refuge use in frog tadpoles elicits density-dependent predation by dragonfly larvae

(2010) Thomas John Hossie et al.   OECOLOGIA

Living in the litter: the influence of tree leaf litter on wetland communities

(2010) Aaron B. Stoler et al.   OIKOS

Impacts of emerging organic contaminants on freshwater resources: Review of recent occurrences, sources, fate and effects

(2010) Amrita Pal et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Diversity meets decomposition

(2010) Mark O. Gessner et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Litter drives ecosystem and plant community changes in cattail invasion

(2009) Emily C. Farrer et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Leaf species identity and combination affect performance and oviposition choice of two container mosquito species

(2009) MICHAEL H. REISKIND et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Flux of aquatic insect productivity to land: comparison of lentic and lotic ecosystems

(2009) Claudio Gratton et al.   ECOLOGY

Diversity has stronger top-down than bottom-up effects on decomposition

(2009) Diane S. Srivastava et al.   ECOLOGY

Litter accumulation promotes dominance of invasive species of cattails (Typha spp.) in Lake Ontario wetlands

(2009) Lynn E. Vaccaro et al.   WETLANDS

Plant species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide

(2008) William K. Cornwell et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Effect of shade and shading history on species abundances and ecosystem processes in temporary ponds

(2008) A. MOKANY et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Variation in the trophic basis of production and energy flow associated with emergence of larval salamander assemblages from forest ponds

(2008) KURT J. REGESTER et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Carnivory and resource-based niche differentiation in anuran larvae: implications for food web and experimental ecology

(2008) LUIS SCHIESARI et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Modifying living space: an experimental study of the influences of vegetation on aquatic invertebrate community structure

(2008) Ayesha S. Burdett et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Differential responses of aquatic consumers to variations in leaf-litter inputs

(2008) Michael J. Rubbo et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Deposition and decomposition of periodical cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada) in woodland aquatic ecosystems

(2008) Corey L. Pray et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Metacommunity patterns in larval odonates

(2008) Shannon J. McCauley et al.   OECOLOGIA

Does mixing litter of different qualities alter stream microbial diversity and functioning on individual litter species?

(2008) John S. Kominoski et al.   OIKOS

Links between plant litter chemistry, species diversity, and below-ground ecosystem function

(2008) C. L. Meier et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Particle size alters litter diversity effects on decomposition

(2008) Alexei V. Tiunov   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Patterns of plant decomposition and nutrient cycling in natural and created wetlands

(2008) M. Siobhan Fennessy et al.   WETLANDS

Effects of drying regime on microbial colonization and shredder preference in seasonal woodland wetlands

(2007) MARTYN D. INKLEY et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Temporal environmental variation and phenotypic plasticity: a mechanism underlying priority effects

(2007) Jason T. Hoverman et al.   OIKOS