Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

Data from a globally distributed experiment (38 streams across 23 countries in 6 continents) using standardised methods to assess instream litter decomposition (total and detritivore-mediated) and a set of characteristics of detritivore assemblages (abundance, biomass, body size, body mass and composition).

本数据集源自一项采用标准化方法开展的全球分布式实验，该实验覆盖6大洲23个国家的38条溪流，旨在评估溪流凋落物分解（包括总分解与碎屑动物（detritivore）介导的分解过程），并测定碎屑动物群落的多项特征指标：丰度、生物量、个体体型、体质量以及群落组成。